"Inu to watashi no 10 no yakusoku" is a typical animal film. 10 years of a dog, and everything is laid out to make a perfect animal story, with exciting moments, sad moments, happy moments and finally even a wedding. The story is about respecting animals as living beings and a dog as a member of the family in particular. It's a nice movie for children and a good lesson for some adults, who even at their age see their pet only as a cute doll. Otherwise it does not have much to offer, at least no to me. The actors are likable, the music is nice and the production is decent. All in all it is a decent movie for a certain target audience.

A 14 year-old girl becomes the owner of a Golden retriever puppy and, with her mother, makes ten promises to the dog. Mom leaves the picture early, and dad becomes a Mr. mom. We see the dog, Socks, grow from puppy-hood to adult over the next ten years. Along the way, the girl becomes an adult with responsibilities and a life with others not including the neglected doggy. All will be well in the end as the woman and canine find their way. I have a weakness for dog movies and I highly recommend this one. The Golden retriever is amazing and the humans are pretty much secondary. Socks is a star.

10 Promises to My Dog is one movie about all types of relationships centered particularly to that of having a pet.It stars Rena Tanaka, Ryo Kase, Etsushi Toyokawa and Mayuko Fukuda.The movie was directed by Katsuhide Motoki.

10 Promises to My Dog starts when a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Akari was together with Socks day and night. However, as Akari grows up, her feelings and interest moves away from Socks. Year by year, their distance grows, which also leads to her physical distance as she moves to a far off city, and must leave Socks behind to a childhood friend.One day Akari remembers the 10 promises that she had made with Socks and her deceased mother and moves toward into reinstating her relationship with her dog.

10 Promises to My Dog is a bittersweet and heartwarming movie about relationships especially with that towards having a pet.The movie works to provide themes of different types of relationships such as familial,childhood friendship,adult friendship and even romance although it was somewhat underdeveloped in the story.Nevertheless,it works as it tries to provide what the characteristics necessary in forming and maintaining relationships whether both are close together,at a distance and after death.The relationship of having a pet is best portrayed in this film as the movie tries to incorporate how one's relationship with it deteriorates especially when a person matures or grows older.It was a touching film that people of all ages will appreciate as people do not live in this world in isolation.Credit goes to the actresses who portrayed the young Akira and Akira namely Mayuko Fukuda and Rena Tenaka for carrying the movie and making it interesting from beginning to end.A viewer would probably not avoid to shed a tear as this movie ends.Arguably,this is one of the best Japanese movies I have ever seen and Asian movies with themes on relationship particularly with that of a pet.