Quill : the life of a guide dog /
The documentary-like story of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter, his selection to become a guide, his life with a foster family until his first birthday, followed by highly specialized schooling in guiding the sightless. He is then paire...
| Other Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In Japanese with English subtitles. |
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Chicago, IL :
Music Box Films,
2004.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The documentary-like story of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter, his selection to become a guide, his life with a foster family until his first birthday, followed by highly specialized schooling in guiding the sightless. He is then paired with a blind man named Watanabe Mitsuru who is at first reluctant to rely on Quill. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually wins him over and they become inseparable friends. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 27, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (101 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 01:40:25 |
| Awards: | Won 2004 Hochi Film Awards, Best Director Won 2005 Kinema Junpo Awards, Best Director Nominated 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Asian Film |