Dog×Police

Dog×Police is a 2011 Japanese film directed by, about a special division of the Tokyo [Metropolitan Police Department] which uses trained dogs in cases of terrorism, violent crime, and rescue missions. The film is based on the novel by Yoichi Komori.

Plot

Yusaku Hayakawa dreamed of one day becoming a detective. Instead, he now works as a trainer for police dogs at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. One day, Yusaku gets an Albino Shepherd named Shiro whom others say can never become a police dog due to a genetic disorder. Nevertheless, Yusaku and Shiro become attached as he trains Shiro to become a guard dog. Sometimes guard dogs are treated as equipment and other times required to become a human shield, but Yusaku and female police officer Natsuki are against this. A series of explosions then take place as a serial bomber strikes Tokyo.