Dog in a Sidecar

Dog in a Sidecar

Dog in a Sidecar

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Dog in a Sidecar

"A Summer to Remember."

2007

1h 34m

5.8(10 votes)

Drama

Overview

The film begins in the present, with its heroine, Kaoru, a grown-up woman working as a real-estate agent, while helping out the folksy proprietor of a neighborhood fishing pond. There she meets a shy girl who needs her help baiting a hook and reminds her of herself in the fourth grade.

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Production Companies

Bitters End

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

竹内結子

Yoko

竹内結子

Acting

伊勢谷友介

Kaoru's client

伊勢谷友介

Acting

古田新太

Makoto Kondo

古田新太

Acting

樹木希林

Granny Tome

樹木希林

Directing

松本花奈

Kaoru Kondo

松本花奈

Acting

美村里江

Kaoru Kondo (Adult)

美村里江

Acting

温水洋一

Ice-cream man

温水洋一

Acting

椎名桔平

Yotchan

椎名桔平

Acting

鈴木砂羽

Kaoru's mom

鈴木砂羽

Acting

Takeru Taniyama

Toru Kondo

No Image

Acting

山本浩司

Nabe

山本浩司

Acting

寺田農

Owner of Fishing Shed

寺田農

Acting

川村陽介

Toru Kondo (adult)

川村陽介

Acting

松永京子

Kaoru's client

松永京子

Acting

Manami Azechi

Unknown Role

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