Wasao (2011)

Wasao is a 2011 Japanese movie directed by Yoshinari Nishikoori.

The film centers around and stars a real-life “ugly dog” named Wasao. The 3-year-old Akita has gained fame in Japan, appearing on various television shows and magazines for being so ugly he’s actually considered cute. Hiroko Yakushimaru stars as Wasao’s owner, Setsuko Kikuya.

Movie info

Original title: わさお
Release date: February 26, 2011
Distributed by: Toei

Region 3 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Panorama (Hong Kong)
Out: Jan 20, 2012
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Region A Blu-ray (English subtitles)
Label: Panorama (Hong Kong)
Out: Jan 20, 2012
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Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Hiroko Yakushimaru	Setsuko Kikuya
	Daisuke Shima
	Jun Yoshinaga
	Koichi Ueda
	Mansaku Fuwa
	Masahiro Komoto
	Masaki Izawa
	Mikio Osawa
	Mitsuru Hirata
	Sabu Kawahara
	Sawa Suzuki
	Shiro Sano
	Takashi Sasano
	Toshinori Omi