Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) 8.1
A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home. Director:Lasse Hallström |
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) 8.1
A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home. Director:Lasse Hallström |
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Andy
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Carl
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| Davenia McFadden | ... |
Mary Anne
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| Robbie Sublett | ... |
Michael
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Kevin DeCoste | ... | |
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Rob Degnan | ... |
Teddy Barnes
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Tora Hallstrom | ... |
Heather
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Donna Sorbello | ... |
Myra
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Frank S. Aronson | ... |
Milton - The Butcher
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| Troy Doherty | ... |
Sal
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Ian Sherman | ... |
Student Pianist
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In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Its really hard to articulate when you have so much to write and so little words to express. And even lesser words which could actually help you convey what you want to say. The closest word which comes to my mind in this case is 'stupendous'.
Hachiko is a true story about a dog in Japan and the special bond he shared with a professor whom he met when it was a little puppy. The story has been put forward exceptionally well by the cast and the director.
The movie has been kept extremely simple with minimum effort on the scenes, yet remarkably you are kept spellbound after a couple of minutes into the movie. And as the other reviews suggest, making the whole theater grab onto their tissues explains how good it really is.
Lastly, coming for someone who also rates 'Eight below' as one of his favorite's, a high rating of Hachiko would seem a little biased to many. But in my honest opinion I don't think that anybody who has watched this movie can rate it below 10.