Inubu: The Dog Club

Inubu: The Dog Club

2021 · 114 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Family

Hanai Sota is 22-years-old and a university student in the veterinary department. Since he was little, he has always loved animals. His apartment is full of animals that needed help. One day, Hanai Sota saves a dog that was being used in experiments. To save more of the animals, he sets up the "Inubu" club. His friend Shibasaki Ryosuke, among other people, joins the group. Shibasaki Ryosuke also loves dogs and is a student in the same veterinary department as Hanai Sota. They work hard to protect the animals. 16 years later, a report comes out. The report is about Hanai Sota, who was arrested.

Directed by Tetsuo Shinohara · Written by Akane Yamada

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Kento Hayashi Hanai Sota
Taishi Nakagawa Shibasaki Ryosuke
Sakurako Ohara Sabigawa Yoshimi
Kodai Asaka Akita Tomohiko
Momoko Tanabe Kawase Mika
Tamae Ando Fuzakawa Satoko
Ryota Bando Yusaku Tabara
Rena Tanaka Mitsuko Kadowaki
Yoshi Sakō Shusaku Akita
Yukijiro Hotaru Naoyuki Kume
Ryo Iwamatsu Genjiro Amuro
Harumi Shuhama Mariko Nakagoshi

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