# Tibetan Dog (2011)

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**Original title**: *チベット犬物語 ～金色のドージェ～*
**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Animation, Adventure, Drama
**Directed by**: Masayuki Kojima
**Written by**: Naoto Inoue
**Starring**: Tatsuomi Hamada, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Norio Wakamoto, Toshio Kakei, Kaori Yamagata, Houko Kuwashima

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

E.T. meets Red Dog in the Himalayas. A city boy sent to live with his estranged father on the Tibetan plateau bonds with a stray guardian hound after losing his mother. Quiet landscapes and understated emotion define this 2011 animated hybrid, where the dog’s loyalty cuts through cultural and generational silence.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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