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Based on the true story of Quill, a Labrador Retriever
puppy who grows up to become a seeing-eye dog. Quill
is lovingly raised by volunteer ‘puppy-walkers’
who give him the name ‘Quill’ after a
distinctive mark on his side that resembles a bird
spreading its wings. When his first birthday arrives,
he leaves them to begin seeing-eye dog training. Although
the other dogs steadily advance, Quill is left behind.
Just as the trainer is about to give up, he discovers
Quill’s unique talent. When told to wait, Quill
will stay calmly in the same spot for hours without
moving.
Finally,
Quill is teamed up with Mitsuru, who until now had
always refused to have a seeing-eye dog. Little by
little Quill starts showing his kindness to Mitsuru
and eventually an incident occurs which causes Mitsuru
to open up his heart and walk for the first time aided
only by Quill. The bond between Quill and Mitsuru,
who rediscovers the joy of life through Quill, grows
deeper with each passing day. Until one day, they
suddenly face a parting they could not have foreseen…
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