Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog
きな子〜見習い警察犬の物語
Synopsis
Based on the true story of a female dog trainer, Kyoko Mochizuki, nicknamed "Anko", and a Labrador retriever which repeatedly fails the police dog trials despite numerous tries. Kyoko Mochizuki is an 18-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a police dog trainer. She is admitted to a police dog training school and meets a young Kinako, a Labrador retriever puppy. An instructor there informs Kyoko that Kinako is too weak to become a police dog, but Kyoko is determined that she will make Kinako into one.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yoshinori Kobayashi
- Screenplay & Story
- Hideya Hamada, Kito Tawara
- Original Score
- Takayuki Hattori
- Original Title
- きな子〜見習い警察犬の物語
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Production Studios
- dentsu
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yoshinori Kobayashi
Hideya Hamada, Kito Tawara
Takayuki Hattori
Takahito Kasai
Hirohide Abe
Ito Jingo, Kazutaka Akimoto, Kazunari Takeuchi
Department Leadership Roster
Yoshinori Kobayashi
Director
Hideya Hamada
Screenplay
Kito Tawara
Screenplay
Ito Jingo
Producer
Kazunari Takeuchi
Producer
Hirohide Abe
Editor
Yukiharu Seshimo
Production Design
Takahito Kasai
Director of Photography
Takayuki Hattori
Original Music Composer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.
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What is Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog about?
Based on the true story of a female dog trainer, Kyoko Mochizuki, nicknamed "Anko", and a Labrador retriever which repeatedly fails the police dog trials despite numerous tries. Kyoko Mochizuki is an 18-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a police dog trainer. She is admitted to a police dog training school and meets a young Kinako, a Labrador retriever puppy. An instructor there informs Kyoko that Kinako is too weak to become a police dog, but Kyoko is determined that she will make Kinako into one.
Who directed Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog?
Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog was directed by Yoshinori Kobayashi.
Who stars in Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog?
The principal cast of Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog includes Kaho, Yasufumi Terawaki, Yusuke Yamamoto, Kenichi Endo.
When was Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog released and how long is it?
Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog was released in 2010 with a total runtime of 1h 53m.
Who composed the musical score for Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog was composed by Takayuki Hattori.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog?
Kinako - The Story of an Apprentice Police Dog holds official age classifications: DE: 6 (FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.).