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Rock ~Wanko no Shima~ (ロック ～わんこの島～ , Rokku ~ wanko no shima ~) is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Isamu Nakae and is scheduled to be released in Japanese cinemas on 23 July 2011. It is based on a true story from the small island of Miyakejima.
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