Dog×Police

Dog×Police is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Go Shichitaka [ja],^[2] about a special division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department which uses trained dogs in cases of terrorism, violent crime, and rescue missions.^[3][4] The film is based on the novel by Yoichi Komori.^[5]

Dog×Police
Poster advertising this film in Japan
Directed by	Go Shichitaka [ja]
Produced by	Takahiro Sato
Starring	Hayato Ichihara Erika Toda Jun Murakami Takanori Takeyama Shinnosuke Abe Saburo Tokito
Production company	Japan NTV
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	October 1, 2011 (2011-10-01)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$8,976,044[1]

Plot

Yusaku Hayakawa (Hayato Ichihara) dreamed of one day becoming a detective. Instead, he now works as a trainer for police dogs at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. One day, Yusaku gets an Albino Shepherd named Shiro whom others say can never become a police dog due to a genetic disorder. Nevertheless, Yusaku and Shiro become attached as he trains Shiro to become a guard dog. Sometimes guard dogs are treated as equipment and other times required to become a human shield, but Yusaku and female police officer Natsuki (Erika Toda) are against this. A series of explosions then take place as a serial bomber strikes Tokyo.