Hachiko: A Dog’s Story (video)

This is an excerpt from a feature film based on the true story of Hachiko (or Hachi), a Japanese dog who waited for his master every day at the Shibuya station in Tokyo. When his master died, Hachi continued to show up at the station for 9 years until he died. There is a statue of Hachi at Shibuya station and it is a favorite meeting place.

The film brings the story to the United States; Richard Gere plays the man who adopts the abandoned dog and trains him. Gere goes to work every day and when he returns, Hachiko is waiting for him at the station. When Gere’s character dies, the family tries to dissuade Hachiko from going to the station, to no avail. He continues to wait there for years until he too dies.

The film has been shown in over 25 countries, though it was not released in theaters in the United States. However, it is available on DVD and is being shown on the Hallmark channel. See it! It scored an amazing 8.1 by reviewers on IMDB. It will bring joy to your heart and tears to your eyes. Never will you find a more eloquent example of a dog’s love of, and faithfulness to, a man.

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Mary Beth M.

2:46PM PDT on Apr 24, 2012

Beautiful story of love, loyalty and devotion. We could all learn a lot from Hachi!

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Irma P.

8:12PM PDT on Apr 4, 2012

I'll never tire of seeing this heartwarming movie, and it's based on a true story, how wonderful!

Joe R.

5:32PM PDT on Mar 29, 2012

It was agreat movie!

JE L.

1:20PM PST on Feb 29, 2012

Thanks.

New G.

11:45PM PST on Feb 27, 2012

Thank you for the story and news.

Jennifer C.

4:25PM PST on Feb 15, 2012

Thanks for sharing.

Butterfly K.

2:35AM PST on Jan 15, 2012

Very sad but very loyal, reminds me of a song yrs ago, A dog & a siren.

Anneke A.

6:04AM PST on Jan 8, 2012

Hope, they showed this in China, Korea, Ukraine, Rumania, Russia... too...Might have a positive effect on the attitude of lots of people towards dogs in those countries

Isabelle J.

2:19PM PST on Jan 7, 2012

I cried for 2 hours when i saw this movie. Dogs are so loyal and wonderful animals!!

Marie W.

6:50PM PST on Jan 5, 2012

There is a children's book on the and an article ion Wikipedia- read both.