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Star Watching Dog (2011)
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Rating73%
Hoshi Mamoru Inu (星守る犬) is a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name and directed by Tokiyuki Takimoto. It was released on 11 June 2011.
Actors
Toshiyuki Nishida
(the dad)
Tetsuji Tamayama
(Kyosuke Okutsu)
Umika Kawashima
(Yuki Kawamura)
Kimiko Yo
(Innkeeper)
Sansei Shiomi
(Nishitani, a manager)
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