This version ships the Akita puppy to the US and Americanizes the setting. It was made into a popular Japanese movie in 1987. HACHI: A DOG’S TALE is based on a true story from the 1920’s in Japan. Be prepared to see a dog show a city the meaning of loyalty. Don’t put down your money hoping for cute antics. What makes this movie worth seeing is the very long last act by the dog. It can get a bit tiresome as the love between dog and master grows. But, this is not some Beethoveen-the-dog style comedy. The professor tries unsuccessfully to train Hachi to fetch a ball, but they both get blasted by a skunk. Much of the movie is a love story between a dog and his owner. The remarkable thing about this dog is that it learns to accompany his master to the commuter train station each morning, returns home, then comes back to the station just in time to meet his master.

The professor tries to find the puppy a home but winds up getting attached and keeping the dog. The dog crate falls off a cart and the puppy escapes, only to be found by Professor Parker Wilson (played by Richard Gere).

The puppy arrives in a crate at a commuter train station in a Northeastern US suburb. The movie opens with an Akita puppy being shipped from Japan to the United States. It has all the conflict of a good night’s sleep and at times is so slow you may wish to fast forward, but if you have the patience to endure, the full effect is heart rending. If you love dogs and you want to drain your tear ducts and fill a handkerchief, see HACHI: A DOG’S TALE. This clean, wholesome version brings the Akita puppy to the US and Americanizes the setting. The movie is based on a true story from the 1920s in Japan. Be prepared to see a dog teach a city a lesson. HACHI: A DOG'S TALE sometimes gets tiresome watching the love between dog and master grow. Hachi learns to accompany his master to the commuter train station each morning, return home, then come back to the station just in time to meet his master. The dog crate falls off a cart and the puppy escapes only to be found by Professor Parker Wilson.

HACHI: A DOG'S TALE opens with an Akita puppy being shipped from Japan to the United States.

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