Hachi A dog's tale
DVD - 2010
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.
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- Genres
- Feature films
Animal films
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
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Culver City, California :
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
[2010]
- Language
- English
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- Item Description
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Based on the true story from Japan of the dog chuken Hachiko (November 10, 1923-March 8, 1935). His remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. A bronze statue of him sits outside Shibuya Train Station.
Special features: "A bond of loyalty: the making of Hachi: a dog's tale" featurette. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- Audience
- MPAA rating: G.
- Production Credits
- Director of photography, Ron Fortunato ; editor, Kristina Boden ; music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.