| Uniform Title |
Hachi : A dog's tale (Motion picture : 2009) |
| Title |
Hachi : a dog's tale. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2010. |
| ©2008. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (87 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : D53060. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. |
| "Based on a true story" -- Cover. |
| Special features: A bond of loyalty - the making of Hachi: A Dog's Tale. |
| Remake of the 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari. |
| Credits |
Directed by Lasse Hallstrom ; screenplay by Stephen P. Lindsey. |
| Performers |
Richard Gere, Joan Allen. |
| 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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, PAL, widescreen 16:9, 4:3. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Hachi-ko, (Akita dog), 1923-1935 -- Drama |
| Dogs -- Behavior -- Drama |
| Railroad stations -- Drama |
| Human-animal relationships -- Drama |
| Loyalty -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Animal films |
| Melodramas (Motion pictures) |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Hallström, Lasse director. |
| Lindsey, Stephen P. screenwriter. |
| Gere, Richard, 1949- actor. |
| Allen, Joan, 1956- actor. |
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