Synopsis
As a Labrador puppy, Quill is sent to live with a couple, Isamu and Mitsuko Nii, who work as volunteers, training guide dogs (seeing eye dogs). When he grows to an adult dog, he is taken to a guide dog school, by a friendly, yet firm trainer Satoru Tawada. Although Quill is a little slower than the other dogs at the school, he seems to have an unusual 'empathy' and remarkable patience with his trainers. Tawade decides that Quill would be the ideal guide dog for Mitsuru Watanabe, but Wanatabe, a lonely and ill-tempered middle aged man, isn't as enthusiastic - he would "would rather sleep than be dragged around by a dog.". From here, the story is narrated by Wanatabe's daughter, Mitsuko, and slowly, Wantanbe is rehabilitated, venturing into the outside world, and learning, not only to trust other humans, but the animal at his side who guides him.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
29.4%
Critic Consensus
80.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, family-friendly, realistic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
lightheartedfamily-friendlyrealisticemotionalstylizedcharacter-driven
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count20
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes19
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2012 | $15,674 | $21,415 |
| International | 2012 | $46,000 | $62,849 |
| Worldwide | 2012 | $61,674 | $84,265 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2012 | $26,237 | $35,847 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2012 | $616,000 | $841,634 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2012 | $277,000 | $378,462 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2012 | $977,000 | $1,334,865 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2012 | $2,413,000 | $3,296,856 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2012 | $75,000 | $102,472 |
| Total Revenues | 2012 | $4,384,237 | $5,990,136 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2012 | $250,000 (est) | $341,572 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2012 | $80,000 (est) | $109,303 (est) |
| Participations | 2012 | $175,000 | $239,101 |
| Residuals ? | 2012 | $279,000 | $381,195 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2012 | $50,000 | $68,314 |
| Total Expenses | 2012 | $834,000 | $1,139,485 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2012 | $3,550,237 | $4,850,650 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $1,776,000, BluRay $636,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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