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DVD

Hachi : a dog's tale

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (OSH)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

English language; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Sarah Roemer, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Erick Avari, Jason Alexander.

Publication Information

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: G.

Summary

The heartwarming true story of a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station everyday and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Even after his master passed away, he continued to return to the same spot at the station every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits he touched many lives and taught the local people about love, compassion, and above all unyielding loyalty.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.

Special features: "A bond of loyalty: the making of Hachi: a dog's tale" featurette.

Subjects