- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama, Family
- Release: 2004-05-01
- Director: Makoto Shinozaki
- Writers: Kei Shichiri
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Naoki Tanaka , Ryō , Chirori , Chirori , Peace , Peace , Mayumi Tenkô , Ai Serikawa , Mutsuko Sakura , Tomio Aoki , Kyusaku Shimada , Hidekazu Mashima
- Runtime: 105 min
- Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
- AKA: Walking with the Dog , Inu to arukeba: Chirori to Tamura , 男人与流浪狗 (China) , 犬と歩けば チロリとタムラ (Japan)
- Plot: Dumped by a bored pet owner, a mixed-breed mutt ends up with three time loser Yasuyuki, who's loveless, homeless and jobless. Yasuyuki finds solace in the dog, whom he calls Tamura, and uses it to mend fences with his ex, who's distracted by her mother's debilitating illness. A trip to a hospital reveals Tamura's ability to comfort dying patients, leading to dog and master attending the real-life Japanese Therapy Dogs training school.
- IMDB:tt0460471
Walking with the Dog Cast · · · ALL
Makoto Shinozaki
Director
Naoki Tanaka
Yasuyuki
Ryō
Miwa
Yōko Fujita
Miki
Mutsuko Sakura
Tomio Aoki
Kyusaku Shimada
Hidekazu Mashima
Shin Yazawa
Yumi Yoshimura
Jin Katagiri
Miako Tadano