Trailer and poster added for the live-action film “A Girl & Her Guard Dog” starring Riko Fukumoto and Jesse Lewis. The film is based on the manga series “Ojo to Banken-kun” by Hatsuharu and directed by Keiichi Kobayashi (“About the Pink Sky”). The trailer begins with Riko Fukumoto as Isaku Senagaki, granddaughter of a yakuza boss, stating, “When I’m a high school student, I want to have a normal life.” Being in love normally!

“A Girl & Her Guard Dog” will be released on March 14, 2025 in Japan.

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Isaku Senagaki (Riko Fukumoto) lost her parents when she was a child. Afterwards, her grandfather took her in and raised her, but her grandfather was not a normal grandfather. He is the leader of a powerful yakuza gang. This caused major problems for Isaku Senagaki to have any normalcy in his life. She had no friends at school and suffered severe trauma because of this. Isaku Senagaki is now starting high school and she is determined to live a normal high school life. She hides her identity as the granddaughter of a yakuza boss and tries to make friends and find a boyfriend. Meanwhile, Keiya Uto (Jesse Lewis) is a 26-year-old man who works for Isaku Senagaki’s grandfather. He hides his real age and enrolls in the same high school that Isaku Senagaki attends. He is very protective of her at school and acts as her bodyguard. Isaku Senagaki panics because of Keiya Uto’s appearance at his high school. She has difficulty hiding her true identity and that of Keiya Uto.