Isle of Dogs

2018
PG-13
1h 41m

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Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Edward Norton, Bryan Cranston, and Koyu Rankin in Isle of Dogs (2018)

'Isle of Dogs' tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.

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Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

196K

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POPULARITY

3,497

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 34 wins & 95 nominations total

Chief
(voice)

Koyu Rankin

Atari
(voice)

Edward Norton

Rex
(voice)

Bob Balaban

King
(voice)

Jeff Goldblum

Duke
(voice)

Bill Murray

Boss
(voice)

Kunichi Nomura

Mayor Kobayashi
(voice)

Akira Takayama

Major-Domo
(voice)

Greta Gerwig

Tracy Walker
(voice)

Frances McDormand

Interpreter Nelson
(voice)

Akira Ito

Professor Watanabe
(voice)

Scarlett Johansson

Nutmeg
(voice)

Harvey Keitel

Gondo
(voice)

F. Murray Abraham

Jupiter
(voice)

Yoko Ono

Assistant-Scientist Yoko-ono
(voice)

Tilda Swinton

Oracle
(voice)

Ken Watanabe

Head Surgeon
(voice)

Mari Natsuki

Auntie
(voice)

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Trivia
Writer and director Wes Anderson hosted a competition for someone to be a member of the voice cast for this film. The only requirement was that they donated ten dollars or more to the Film Foundation, a non-profit founded by Martin Scorsese, which specializes in the preservation and restoration of film around the world.

Goofs
In a lot of the scenes that feature simultaneous interpretation, the interpreter will begin to say something in English before it has been said in Japanese. In fact, because the verb comes at the end of a Japanese sentence, it is impossible to interpret in the manner depicted in the movie. Even the very best interpreters will be a few seconds behind the Japanese.

Quotes
Nutmeg: Will you help him, the little pilot?
Chief: Why should I?
Nutmeg: Because he's a twelve year old boy, dogs love those.

Crazy credits
At the end of the movie Anjelica Huston, who is a long time collaborator with Wes Anderson, is credited as the "Mute Poodle".

Connections
Featured in Conan: Jeff Goldblum/Sebastian Maniscalco/Nothing But Thieves (2018)

Soundtracks
Kosame No Oka
Music and words by Ryôichi Hattori (as Ryoichi Hattori), Hachirô Satô (as Hachiro Sato)
(c) 1940 by Ryoichi Hattori & Hachiro Sato
Administered by Nichion, Inc. for rights of Ryoichi Hattori
International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.
"Drunken Angel" (c) 1948 Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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In the city of Megasaki, Japan, Mayor Kobayashi has banished all dogs to Trash Island fearing an outbreak of dog flu. Scientist Watanabe insists that he will soon have a cure but he is ignored. Atari Kobayashi flies to the island to search for his dog Spots. The boy is an orphan and is a ward of distant uncle Mayor Kobayashi. He is assisted by 5 dogs who voted to help him find Spots. Tough street dog Chief refuses to have a master and is the only to vote no. They go on a journey while the cat loving mayor is planning a final solution.

Director Wes Anderson returns to stop-motion animation after Fantastic Mr Fox. While I've loved his movies, his stop-motion stuff is problematic personally. His deadpan structured filming style leaves me feeling tired from repetition. In live action, I can get involved with the actors but I'm less connected with these artificial figures. I did laugh several times for the first half but like before, the style does wear down on me slightly. Nevertheless, it is enjoyable and darn it, I laughed. It's fun while it lasts.