Sayonara Aruma

Details

Title: さよなら、アルマ
Title (romaji): Sayonara Aruma
Title (english): Goodbye Alma
Tagline: 赤紙をもらった犬 / Akagami o Moratta Inu
Format: 4 part tanpatsu
Genre: Human drama
Viewership rating: 7.3%
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast date: 2010-Dec-13 to 2010-Dec-16
Air time: 18:55 - 19:20

Synopsis

Based on a true story of a dog named Alma, raised by a young man named Taichi (Katsuji) as a war dog. Alma is dispatched to Manchuria during World War II, and a year later, Taichi is also sent there as a dog trainer. --Tokyograph

Cast

Katsuji Ryo as Asahina Taichi
Tamayama Tetsuji as Arikawa Naoya
Naka Riisa as Takahashi Fumiko
Kusabue Mitsuko as Kashi (Taichi's grandmother)
Kato Seishiro as Kawakami Kenta
Matsumoto Runa as Chizu (Kenta's little sister)
Koizumi Kotaro as Sgt Ogata Seiji
Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Cpl Okubo
Nakamura Shido as Col. Matsuhara
Saito Takumi as Mitsuzuka Hideyuki
Oguri Shun as Sanada Seitaro
Yabe Kyosuke
Kawano Taro
Kakuda Nobuaki
Ishihara Yoshizumi
Azuma Terumi
Nishiuchi Mariya
Manda Hisako
Otaki Hideji

Notes

NHK later aired an edited version for children on January 2, 2011 which aired from 16:00 to 17:45. This edited version was 15 minutes longer.

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