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The Japanese Dog

Original title: Câinele Japonez
  • 2013
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
608
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The Japanese Dog (2013)
Drama

When a flood strikes Costache's village in Romania, his wife Maria and all of their possessions are swept away. Now in a village shelter, Costache refuses to sell his land and move onward. H... Read allWhen a flood strikes Costache's village in Romania, his wife Maria and all of their possessions are swept away. Now in a village shelter, Costache refuses to sell his land and move onward. He has plans to re-build and refuses help and advice from his neighbors. The village is all... Read allWhen a flood strikes Costache's village in Romania, his wife Maria and all of their possessions are swept away. Now in a village shelter, Costache refuses to sell his land and move onward. He has plans to re-build and refuses help and advice from his neighbors. The village is all he has left, except for an estranged son now living in Tokyo. But when his son Ticu hears... Read all

  • Director
    • Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
  • Writers
    • Ioan Antoci
    • Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
  • Stars
    • Victor Rebengiuc
    • Serban Pavlu
    • Laurentiu Lazar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    608
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
    • Writers
      • Ioan Antoci
      • Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
    • Stars
      • Victor Rebengiuc
      • Serban Pavlu
      • Laurentiu Lazar
    • 5User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

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    Victor Rebengiuc
    Victor Rebengiuc
    • Costache
    Serban Pavlu
    Serban Pavlu
    • Ticu
    Laurentiu Lazar
    • Mayor
    Ioana Abur
    • Gabi
    Kana Hashimoto
    • Hiroku
    • (as Kana Hshimoto)
    Toma Hashimoto
    • Paul Koji
    Alexandrina Halic
    • Leanca
    Constantin Draganescu
    • Danila
    Emilia Dobrin
    • Danila's wife
    Toma Cuzin
    Toma Cuzin
    • Ghita
    Doru Ana
    Doru Ana
    • Electrician manager
    Constantin Florescu
    Constantin Florescu
    • Architect
    Mihai Chirila
    • Architect
    Ion Bechet
    • Priest
    Mihail Chinez
    • Raducu
    • (as Mihai Petru Chinez)
    Gabriel Gheorghe
    • Electrician
    Titi Radoaie
    • Electrician
    Bogdan Craciun
    • Electrician
    • Director
      • Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
    • Writers
      • Ioan Antoci
      • Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
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    • Trivia
      Toma Hashimoto, who plays the son of Kana Hashimoto in the movie, is also her son in real life. They both live in Bucharest and, in contrast with the movie, he is fluent in Romanian and had trouble with his Japanese lines.
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    User reviews5

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    4/10

    Better than expected, but still boring

    A few days in the life of an old guy living in rural Romania. Not a clever idea for a movie... to say it gently. No matter how good of an actor Victor Rebengiuc is, he simply can't make a good movie all by himself. This movie was doomed to fail from the start, the screenplay being the main cause. Yes I get that the action isn't so important, the characters and the father-son relationship being the focus, but you can still make things a little more interesting. Truth be told, it does have a few nice scenes... when Costache and Koji look at the pictures and when Costache gets drunk for example. Sadly though, these scenes don't make up for an overall boring movie. At least it has a somewhat conclusive ending, which is more than enough for a romanian movie.
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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2013 (Romania)
    • Country of origin
      • Romania
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • Romanian
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Japoński piesek
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production company
      • Libra Film
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      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
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