Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

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.

Grosses

Japan
$19,270,242
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$2,190,044
246 theaters
Release DateMar 13, 2004
Running Time1 hr 40 min
GenresDrama
In Release294 days/42 weeks
Widest Release252 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 13-143$2,190,044-246-$8,902$2,190,0441
Mar 20-213$1,941,216-11.4%247+1$7,859$6,351,1682
Mar 27-283$1,422,941-26.7%248+1$5,737$10,243,1873
Apr 3-43$1,438,416+1.1%249+1$5,776$14,822,2824
Apr 10-113$855,623-40.5%245-4$3,492$16,848,3695
Apr 17-187$547,781-36%252+7$2,173$18,117,2426
May 1-210$124,971-121-$1,032$19,270,2428