Thursday, August 28, 2014

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Japanese (subtitles)
Family
100 minutes
2004
5 Hankies

This is the story of Quill, a Labrador retriever puppy chosen to be a guide dog. The story has no bling, it is a simple, and I think fairly straight forward story of the training a guide dog must go through, not to mention the training his owner must go through. Mr. Watanabe is resentful at first, and not overly kind, though not nasty, to Quill. As they get to know each other, not only is trust built, but also love grows. And then Watanable becomes ill, Quill is returned to the school, until Watanabe can care for him again. It is very touching when, after 3 years Watanabe comes to the school, and they are reunited for a while, and go on one last walk together. Based on a true story.


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