Fresh
It's surprisingly unsentimental in its depiction of people with disabilities, and the scenes of guide-dog training are informative.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
A dog's life is never as easy as it looks.
2004 · 1h 40m · NOT RATED
Drama
Directed by
Yoichi Sai
Overview
A Labrador retriever named Quill begins specialized training as a guide dog from an early age, then the canine is paired with a blind man who is initially reluctant to rely on his new partner.
Director and cast
- Yoichi Sai Director
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Mitsuru Watanabe
- Shinav as Satoru Tawada
- Kazu Matsuda as Etsuo Watanabe
- Yukika Sakuratani as Mitsuko Watanabe
- Keiko Toda as Mrs. Watanabe
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Isamu Nii
- Shinobu Terajima as Mitsuko Nii
- Hiroko Natori as Ren Mito
- Rafie as Adult Quill
- Kenji Mizuhashi Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Its principal selling point - the supreme watchability of dogs, especially working dogs - is undeniably powerful.
Andy Webster, New York Times
Fresh
It's a wonderful film, though, which is - oddly - only now getting a very limited release, eight years after its Japanese debut.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
Yoichi Sai's movie may be a bit tough for young viewers, but it is gentle and illuminating.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Rotten
Save for the tearful goodbye scenes, the only real drama in Quill is that Kobayashi is a little cranky at first and believe he's doing just fine with a cane.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
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