Shusen Drama Special: Inu no Kieta Hi

[Machine Translation] Sixty-seven years after the Pacific War, there is still an unknown tragedy. The main purpose of the offering was to procure furs to protect against the cold in the war zone. The people who were on the defensive behind the guns were forced to make an ultimate choice that they could not resist... A semi-documentary drama based on a true story during the war. This semi-documentary drama based on a true story from wartime is now available on DVD. The talented cast includes Hidetoshi Nishijima, Rei Dan, Chika Arakawa, Mitsuru Hirata, Takeshi Naito, and Kenta Suga! Tokyo in the 17th year of the Showa era (1942). Matsukura (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and Shizuko's (Rei Dan) daughter Sayoko (Chika Arakawa), who runs a sewing foil shop, is petting a shepherd named Alf. Matsukura, who feels guilty about not being drafted into the army because of his limp, has Alf trained as a military dog. Then, Alf receives an order to go to war. The Japanese army sends dogs owned by ordinary families to the battlefield after training them, and the number of dogs trained by the army reaches as many as 100,000. Sayoko's father persuaded her to send Alf off to the battlefield, but she was saddened. Later, Nagai ( Sohkoh Wada ), a craftsman at the store, brings a mongrel puppy to the Matsukuras' house out of concern for Sayoko, who is depressed. Sayoko is overjoyed, names him Toa, and takes care of him. However, the war situation worsens. An order is issued to take out dogs that are not military dogs, and Toa is taken away...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: interview, making-of (subject to change)

太平洋戦争から67年、いまだ知られざる悲劇があった。供出の主たる目的は、戦地の寒さ対策としての毛皮の調達。銃後の守りにつく人々が迫られた逆らいようのない究極の選択・・・戦時中の実話をもとに描いたセミドキュメンタリードラマ。 2011年8月に「金曜スーパープライム」枠にて放送され多くの話題を呼んだSPドラマのDVD化! 西島秀俊をはじめ、檀れい、荒川ちか、平田満、内藤剛志、須賀健太ら実力派キャストが共演!! 昭和17年、戦時下の東京。縫箔屋を営む松倉 (西島秀俊)と静子 (檀れい)の娘、さよ子 (荒川ちか)は、アルフという名のシェパードをかわいがっていた。足が不自由で自らが徴兵されないことを負い目に感じる松倉は、アルフに軍用犬の訓練を受けさせていた。そんな中、アルフに出征命令が来る。日本軍は一般家庭の飼い犬をも訓練後に戦場へ送り、その数は10万頭にも及んだ。さよ子は父に説得されて、悲しみに暮れながらアルフを戦場へ送り出す。その後、店の職人・永井 (和田聰宏)が、落ち込むさよ子を気遣って雑種の子犬を松倉家に連れてくる。さよ子は大喜びし、東亜と名付けてかわいがる。しかし、戦況が悪化。軍用犬にならない飼い犬に対しても供出命令が出て、東亜が連れて行かれることになり・・・。

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