Under the Dog
Seen it?2016 | 38 min | Action, Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 38 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The story takes place within Neo Tokyo in the year 2025, five years after a severe terrorist attack at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Students possessing special abilities are forced into serving an elite anti-terrorist unit created by the United Nations, fighting against threats including other ability users. If these agents fail their mission, they will be killed along with their families, who have bombs planted within their heads. One member of this covert ops unit, a Swedish girl by the name of Anthea Kallenberg, seeks to find who she really is.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Masahiro Ando
- Asami SetoAnthea Kallenberg (voice)
- Rumi OkuboHana Togetsu (voice)
- Koki UchiyamaShunichi Nanase (voice)
- Naomi OhzoraEstella (voice)
- Haruka TakahashiSayuri (voice)
- Hiroshi Tsuchida
- Hiroyuki Kinoshita
- Sayaka Ohara
- Ayaka Suwa