is a 2005 Japanese anthology drama film consisting of interwoven shorts about dogs. The film's various short stories are directed by Isshin Inudou, Hideki Kuroda,

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, Tetsuhisa Yazu and Atsushi Sanada. The Marimo short section is particularly popular on

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s There is a sequel to this film called ''Inu to Anata no Monogatari: Inu no Eiga''.

Cast

Shido Nakamura Shido may refer to: *A 'slight' or minor penalty in judo *Ali Shido Abdi, senior Somali politician and elder *Shido Fuyuki, a character in the Japanese manga and anime series ''GetBackers'' *Shido, Kagawa, a former town located in Ōkawa District, ...

as Kentarō Yamada *

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as Miharu * YosiYosi Arakawa as Koro's voice *

Noriko Eguchi is a Japanese film and television actress. She became a student in the theater troupe Tokyo Kandenchi in 2000, and made her film debut in 2002 with Takashi Miike's ''Shangri-La''. She had her first starring role in Yuki Tanada's '' Moon and Cherry ...

* Randy Goins as an Interviewer *

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as Misaki Shiratori * Jiei Kabira as Masao *

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as Kaori's Mother * Soichiro Kitamura as Yamamura *

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as Kaori *

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as Mika *

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* Otoha as Tomomi *

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as Katsuhiko *

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* Yoji Tanaka as Kentarō Maruyama * Eriko Watanabe *

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* * 2005 drama films Japanese anthology films Films about dogs Films about pets Films directed by Isshin Inudo 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub