

Hachi: A Dog's Tale
A true story of faith, devotion and undying love.
Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.
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8.0/10
7,379 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $16M
- Box office
- $46.8M
- Language
- English
- friendship
- loyalty
- pet
- human animal relationship
- family relationships
- friends
- dog
- newspaper reporter
- family dog
- waiting
- pets
- hopeful
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Digital / OTT4 Oct 2017
United StatesUS
- TheatricalG8 Jun 2009
- PhysicalDVD9 Mar 2010
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU8 Jun 2009
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical8 Apr 2010
AustraliaAU
- PhysicalGDVD4 Jan 2010
CanadaCA
- PhysicalDVD9 Mar 2010
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereBuenos Aires18 May 2010
- Theatrical20 May 2010
ArmeniaAM
- Theatrical12 Nov 2009
ArubaAW
- PremiereAruba International Film Festival4 Jun 2010
AustriaAT
- Theatrical20 Nov 2009
BelgiumBE
- TheatricalAL23 Dec 2009
BoliviaBO
- Theatrical13 Sept 2012
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale was released on 8 June 2009.
Audience reviews
3- N10/10
NancyW9
6/4/2017
This movie is wonderfully written, it's one of my favourite films and I cry each time. Based on a true story of devotion the dog keeps going back to the train station to meet his owner who had a heart attack and died so is obviously he is not coming back, he becomes the train station mascot and people raise funds to help look after the welfare of the dog. it's lovely but you will need plenty of soft tissues to wipe a…
- F9/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
8/4/2022
**A cute, sweet and tender film, which imports an originally Japanese story to the USA and which promises to make many children insistently ask their parents for puppies.** I'm not a fan of dogs... in fact, I'm one of those people who never had dogs, and that's why I didn't develop a great admiration for these animals, despite recognizing that they are excellent companions and can make a difference for many people…
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Harry_Gill
6/23/2026
Hachi: A Dog's Tale is the rare remake that earns its tears honestly. Lasse Hallstrom takes the real story of Hachiko, the Akita who waited nearly a decade at a Tokyo station for an owner who had already died, and relocates it to small-town America. That move could have flattened the legend. It does not. Richard Gere plays Parker, a music professor who finds an abandoned Akita puppy at the train station and takes him…
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