Movie

Wasao

2011 · 117 min

A gentle, unhurried comfort watch about a scruffy stray slowly learning to trust, full of small-town warmth and quiet patience.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Healing, found family, loneliness, nature
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: healing
found family
loneliness
nature
love
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none