Machi no Inochi ni

[Machine Translation] What do we know? Co-starring Ryo Kase, Erika Toda and Yuko Tanaka! A human drama depicting the struggles and growth of veterinarians. --Hiroshi Makita (Ryo Kase) is assigned to the Animal Protection Center as an administrative veterinarian and performs his duties in accordance with the laws of the country. He kills dogs and cats that have been abandoned for various reasons, such as because they can no longer be kept, are noisy, or have been bitten. He is troubled by his work, which he tells himself is "a job that someone has to do. His colleague Aki Hataeda (Erika Toda), an administrative veterinarian, goes to the hospital and cannot do without tranquilizers, and Satoru Shiga (Kiyohiko Shibukawa), a member of the work team, starts having nightmares because he says "dogs talk. All the staff kept a lid on their hearts and continued to dispose of the dogs. One day, a veterinarian, Ayako Takano ( Yuko Tanaka ), is assigned as the new director of the center. Immediately upon her arrival, Takano tells the staff to "name all the dogs and cats," and calls in trimmers to clean the animals. Encouraged by Takano's desire to change the status quo, Makita and his team begin to work to reduce the number of animals being killed. However, the irresponsible owners do not go away, and the staff is faced with a big choice...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: interviews (subject to change)

僕らは、何を知っているのだろう。加瀬亮、戸田恵梨香、田中裕子共演! 獣医師たちの葛藤と成長を描くヒューマンドラマ。――動物愛護センターに行政獣医として配属された牧田洋(加瀬亮)は国の法律に従い業務を遂行する。飼えなくなった、鳴き声がうるさい、かまれたなど、さまざまな理由で捨てられた犬や猫を殺処分する業務だ。彼は"誰かがやらなければならない仕事"と自分に言い聞かせながらも悩み苦しんでいる。同僚の行政獣医・幡枝亜紀(戸田恵梨香)は病院に通い精神安定剤が手放せず、作業班の志賀悟(渋川清彦)は「犬がしゃべる」と言いだし悪夢にうなされる。職員の誰もが心にふたをして、処分を続けていた。そんなある日、獣医・高野綾子(田中裕子)がセンターの新所長として配属される。高野は着任早々「犬と猫には全部名前を付けて」と言い、トリマーを呼び寄せ動物たちをきれいにする。現状を変えるという高野の想いに、背中を押された牧田たちは殺処分を減らそうと動き始める。しかし、無責任な飼い主はいなくならず、職員たちは大きな選択を迫られる・・・。

特典映像: 加瀬亮 インタビュー、緒方明監督 インタビュー(予定)