Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) Netflix US

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Parker Wilson, a university professor who teaches music, picks up one day a dog of Japanese origin and Akita breed, whom he finds abandoned in a station. As no one claims, he takes him home. Parker then discovers the warm ties that can unite a person and an animal. Remake of the Japanese film "Hachiko monogatari" (1987) directed by Seijirô Kôyama and based on the real story of a dog so faithful to its owner that he went every day to wait for him to the station. Currently, in that station, there is a bronze statue erected in his honor.

Actors: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Director: Lasse Hallström

Runtime: 93 min

Genres: Drama, Family

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

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