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Koinu Dan no monogatari

IMDb ID: tt0347353 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.9 (45 votes)

Genres: Family

A showcase for several Hello. Project pop music idols, the story of Dan the puppy begins when a couple of preteen schoolgirls find and end up keeping the cute and affable young dog. With problems of their own and opposition they e...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: The Story of Dan the Puppy (English, informal English title)
Japan: 仔犬ダンの物語 (Japanese)
Hong Kong: 小狗阿丹的故事 (Mandarin, informal literal title)
仔犬ダンの物語
Release Date2002-12-14Runtime70 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsdog
girl
schoolmate
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347353/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0347353.jpgUpdated At2025-10-30T03:28:28

Stars

Natsumi Abe
Dan
Akira Emoto
Takaaki Enoki
Maki Gotô
Mieko Harada
Kaori Iida
Rika Ishikawa
Asami Konno
Yurina Kumai

Directors

Shin'ichirō Sawai

Writers

Taeko Azuma

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Natsumi Abe | Character: Yayoi Furusawa
Actor: Dan | Character: Dan
Actor: Akira Emoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Takaaki Enoki | Character: Actor
Actor: Maki Gotô | Character: Honami Natsume
Actor: Mieko Harada | Character: Wakako Morishita
Actor: Kaori Iida | Character: Saki Okubo
Actor: Rika Ishikawa | Character: Tomomi Morishita
Actor: Asami Konno | Character: Kanae Matsushita
Actor: Yurina Kumai | Character: Actress
Actor: Miyabi Natsuyaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Kōen Okumura | Character: Mitsuzo Morishita
Actor: Keiko Saitô | Character: Actress
Actor: Saki Shimizu | Character: Chika Nomura
Actor: Chinami Tokunaga | Character: Actress
Actor: Momoko Tsugunaga | Character: Mao Morishita
Actor: Erika Umeda | Character: Madoka
Actor: Maimi Yajima | Character: Actress
Actor: Satoko Ôshima | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Shin'ichirō Sawai | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Taeko Azuma | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Mitsuru Kurosawa | Role: Producer
Name: Yuji Saito | Role: Producer
Name: Rioko Tominaga | Role: Producer
Name: Naoki Yamazaki | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Eiji Kawamura | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Nobuyasu Kita | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Shin'ya Tadano | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Hidemitsu Yamazaki | Role: Art Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Kanehiro Sibayama | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Akira Ono | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Music Department]
Name: Tsunku | Role: Music Department

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Japan: December 14, 2002

Awards

Winner | 2003 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Popularity Award | Most Popular Film | Koinu Dan no monogatari

Box Office

Japan: USD 3804467
Period: Jan 4 – 5, 2003 | Rank: 8 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 249 | Gross to date: USD 3804467 | Interval gross: USD 558967 | Per theater average: USD 2244
Period: Dec 14 – 15, 2002 | Rank: 5 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 249 | Gross to date: USD 680223 | Interval gross: USD 680223 | Per theater average: USD 2731