.p.rae.lu.dium.

never have i been crying so much for a movie for years since the last movie i watched back then when i was still in primary. i still remember that it was a japan cartoon entitled 《再见萤火虫》. it was one of the saddest movie ever watched. was so sad that flashes of the movie scences kept bothering me for few weeks and that i never dare to watch it anymore.

yesterday 8TV showed this Japan movie in conjunction with labour day. it wasn’t as sad as the one aforementioned, but this is definitely a worthwhile to watch. it’s so warm, touching, funny and sweet at the same time. the title? >>>《导盲犬小Q》。

《导》was a movie i would say produced at a low budget as the number of actors or actresses weren’t that much. having said that, a brilliant movie is yet produced. i’ve always wanted to watch this ever since i first saw the VCD because of the very very very cute front cover. basically, all animal lovers, especially dog lovers should watch this.













《导》evolves around a story of an intelligent labrador dog, 小Q (the main character) and its role as a blind man’s guide. the movie began with the birth of 5 very cute labrador puppies, undoubtedly one of them is 小Q. 小Q's original owner wanted to give all 5 of them away for training as blind man’s guide. unfortunately not every bred is accepted as blind man’s guide should have the following characteristics:

a) Think before leap
b) Patience
c) Obedient
d) Not easily distracted by sound
e) Does not bark for no reason.

a brief synopsis about the movie can be found here.

some people might find the movie developing at a slow-paced and felt asleep half way throughout the movie, like my parents do. so, i ended up watching it alone.

小Q was named after the noun ‘quill’, which meant large feather. synonym to its name, 小Q has a feather-liked birthmark near its abdomen area.













the first sad part was when 小Q had to part with its first family; 仁井夫妇 . the sorrow showed in the eyes of 小Q. Whoa man! a natural celebrity dog i must say. you really can feel it.














then the second sad part was when the third owner, the blind man, the another main character, died. and that was when 小Q faces its third separation.















and then comes the most saddening part of the entire movie which is the death of 小Q。MY GOD! I cried like mad loh. it’s just beyond words. i can never put the touch i felt into words. you just have to watch it yourself.

such a simple movie, the message within is so strong. it’s the bond developed between us, humans and our best friend; our pet dog.

your pet dog is always there for you.

it’ll never betray you.

it’ll never go against your will.

it’ll try its best to protect you.

it’ll never leave you, no matter what happens.

it is always there by your side through your hardest times.

it is your life companion.

and that is 小Q。