One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Akari was together with Socks day and night. However, as Akari grows up, her feelings and interest moves away from Socks. Year by year, their distance grows, which also leads to her physical distance as she moves to a far off city, and must leave Socks behind to a childhood friend.One day Akari remembers the 10 promises that she had made with Socks and her deceased mother...
Cast
Rena Tanaka
Akari Saito
Ryo Kase
Susumu Hoshi
Mayuko Fukuda
Akari Saito (young)
Shota Sato
Susumu Hoshi (young)
Chizuru Ikewaki
Yuko Inoue
Etsushi Toyokawa
Yuichi Saito
Reiko Takashima
Fumiko Saito
Akiko Aitsuki
Susumu's mom
Akira Fuse
Unknown
Pierre Taki
Zookeeper
Akane Ōsawa
Unknown
Hana Ebise
Unknown
Mina Fujii
Beach Passerby
Takashi Sasano
Unknown
Crew
Katsuhide Motoki
Director
Hare Kawaguchi
Screenplay, Original Story
Yoshimitsu Sawamoto
Screenplay, Original Story
Isao Kawase
Editor
Junichi Fujisawa
Director of Photography
Tadafumi Ito
Assistant Director
Shigeaki Yoshida
Producer
Junichi Kitagawa
Producer
Tomoko Yasuno
Costume Coordinator
Yukio Hokari
Sound Effects
Mitsuo Tokita
Sound Recordist
Hajime Suzuki
Sound Recordist
Meichô Tomiyama
Lighting Technician
Cho Sung-woo
Original Music Composer
Takashi Nishimura
Art Direction
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