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Shiro and Marilyn

    July 16, 1988 (JP)

    1h 52m

    So strong is his love that he braves 2 miles of ocean to swim to the side of his beloved.

    Based on a true story. Shiro, a dog who lives in an inn on Akajima in Okinawa, swims to the opposite shore on Zamami to see his love, a dog named Marilyn. Shiro is portrayed by the real-life Shiro.

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