A college professor bonds with an abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Director:
Lasse Hallström
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Title: Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Gere | ... | Parker Wilson | |
| Joan Allen | ... | Cate Wilson | |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... | Ken | |
| Sarah Roemer | ... | Andy | |
| Jason Alexander | ... | Carl | |
| Erick Avari | ... | Jasjeet | |
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Davenia McFadden | ... | Mary Anne |
| Robbie Sublett | ... | Michael (as Robbie Collier Sublett) | |
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Kevin DeCoste | ... | Ronnie (11 Years) |
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Rob Degnan | ... | Teddy Barnes (as Robert Degnan) |
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Tora Hallström | ... | Heather |
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Donna Sorbello | ... | Myra |
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Frank S. Aronson | ... | Milton - The Butcher (as Frank Aronson) |
| Troy Doherty | ... | Sal | |
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Ian Sherman | ... | Student Pianist |
Commuting by train, music professor Parker Wilson finds an Akita puppy, whose cage broke unnoticed during shipping, leaving his destination unknown, and since the station can't care for it and the dog catcher warns even such cute ones may not be adopted in the two weeks allowed, he kindly takes it home. His bossy, jealous wife Cate initially makes Parker swear it won't stay, but by the time its' clear nobody will claim him and an adoption candidate is found, she agrees to keep the dog, who won over their daughter Andy and her fiance Michael at first sight. Parker's Japanese college friend Ken inspires naming the pup Hachi(ko), and is pleasantly surprised when Parker successfully tackles the challenge to get it to fetch, which Akitas don't usually do. Hachi makes a habit of waiting for his equally doting master at the station every evening, but after a cardiac crisis, Parker dies. Hachi refuses to accept this, being moved to Michael's home as Cate moves out, waiting for a master who ... Written by KGF Vissers
I think at the end of the day, what matters in a movie is how different it leaves you after you've watched it. It could be technically brilliant and leave you in amazement about how a narrative can be structured, leave you thinking about an issue from a totally unique perspective or just leave you thinking.
But if you believe that the impact a movie has on you is important - you cannot afford to miss this movie. I've never written a review in the past 7-8 years of using IMDb but signed up just so I could say how much I loved this movie.
I read a couple of reviews talk about crying during the movie and thought it odd. I can't remember the last time I cried during a movie - but towards the last 15 minutes of the movie I didn't only cry - I cried from the depth of my heart, not out of sadness but from a much deeper sense of realization the power of true love and how it can manifest itself. You hear so many times that there is 'God' in all of us if we can realize it - at the end of this movie you will know why it's true.
It's a must watch movie.