(Audio: Japanese Subtitles: English) In the peaceful town of Ajigasawa, the locals witness an unidentified animal, which some claim looked like a lion, whilst others describe its look as more like a bear. It was eating farm crops and many raised concerns for their children’s safety. This led to a plan for a hunter to terminate it. An Akita Inu dog appears before Setsuko (Hiroko Yakushimaru ), a big-time animal lover, and her helper Akira. The dog's temperament puzzles her as he hardly lets anyone near him, and comes and goes as he pleases. But he seems to cheer up the elderly and students hard at training for a triathlon. Setsuko extends her love and care to this dog and names him "Wasao", meaning fluffy in Japanese. She realizes that Wasao looked like a lion, and was afraid that it might get mistaken as the bear that's ruining the farm crops and get shot ..…