Wasao

Name: Wasao
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Released: 2011-01-01
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.8

Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a fishing village a

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Top cast

10 people

Hiroko Yakushimaru

as Setsuko

Wasao Kikuya

as Wasao

Masahiro Komoto

as Tatsuya

Sawa Suzuki

as Naoko

Masaki Izawa

as Akira Tagawa

Junko Abe

as Maki Tagawa

Daisuke Shima

as Ihara

Mikio Osawa

as Veterinarian Tanioka

Toshinori Omi

as Tsuyoshi Tagawa

Sabu Kawahara

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1 min read · Published July 8, 2026

6.8/10

Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog.

Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a fishing village at the foot of the Shirakami mountains, decides to take in a large dog with a long, unruly fur that has shown up in town. She names the dog Wasao and showers it with affection, but Wasao at that time doesn't take to Setsuko.

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