Name: Hachi: A Dog’s
Tale
Genre: Drama/Family
Cast: Richard Gere,
Joan Alle, Cary- Hiroyuki Tagawa, Lasse Hallstrom (Director)
Synopsis:
A class full of young students was there giving presentations about their personal
hero’s. Ronnie a student in the class was about to give presentation on his
personal hero and he writes the name “Hachiko” and starts telling his story.
Years ago Akita a puppy sent from Japan to America in a cage but his cage fell
at the baggage cart and was found by a College professor Parker Wilson (Richard
Gere). Parker liked the puppy but when he asked the station controller to have
him and after his refusal he takes puppy with him. Cate (Joan Alle) didn’t like
the puppy and insisted to leave him back where Parker has found it.
Paker kept waited the
next whole day that someone will contact him about and will ask about the puppy
but no one called. He takes the puppy next day to his college where a college
professor Ken (Cary- Hiroyuki Tagawa) translates the Akita’s collar as “Hachi”
which signifies good fortune. Parker stars calling the puppy “Hachi”. Cate was
insisting that someone should adopt Hachi but looking Parker’s close with
Hachi, she too accepted the puppy as a member. After few years, Hachi and
Parker are very close to each other. But Hachi don’t do those thing which all
the other dogs do like fetching a ball etc. He asked the same to his friend Ken
and ken replied that Akita doesn’t do these things but if he will do then it
would be for a very special reason.
One day when Parker was
going to station for his work, Hachi somehow sneaks out of home and walks
behind Parker. Parker finds that Hachi was following him to train station and
asks him to go back to home. Hachi after Parker’s departure goes back home and
in the afternoon hearing train voice around 17:00 hrs went to station and
waited for Parker and seeing Hachi there Parker also finds it very interesting
and happy. This continued for quite some time. But one day when Parker was
going to work, Hachi suddenly starts barking at Parker and doesn’t go with him.
But eventually at train station Hachi also comes there and again starts barking
at Parker. Parker throws a ball and this time Hachi fetches the ball for the
first time. Seeing this Parker also got amazed that Hachi has done this for
some time but Parker leaves. Meanwhile Parker at college holding Hachi’s ball
suffers a fatal heart attacks and dies there. Hachi on other side as basic routine
came there at same time to see Parker’s return but he didn’t. Hachi kept waited
there for night in the evening but Parker didn’t come. Parker’s son in law came
there to take Hachi with him but net day Hachi again somehow went to that
station again waited for Parker for whole day and night but he didn’t came
again.
As the time moved ahead
Cate sells the house and Hachi is made to go with her daughter Andy and Michael
in their home. Hachi meanwhile manages to come back to their old but seeing new
persons there he went to station and waited there at his normal position the
whole day and night for Parker to come eating pieces of hot dogs given by a
local vendor named Jasjeet near station. Andy came there and took Hachi with
her. But within few days seeing Hachi’s grief she allowed Hachi to go and live
his own life to do what he wants to do. For the next nine years, Hachi came
there and waited for Parker to arrive over there. A local newspaper finds this
story interesting and published in his newspaper. Reading that article, Ken
came to that station and meets Hachi and offered some money to Jasjeet the
local vendor for food for Hachi but he refused saying that he gave him food
whenever it is necessary.
For ten years, a dog
waited for his master who is dead, coming at the train station and waited for
his master on the same spot for nine years showing such faithfulness and
unconditional love. In the cold snowy day, he was waiting for his master where
he was recollecting his enjoyable memories with Parker with his eyes closed. At
last he sees that his master Parker came from station and Hachi jumps towards
him and greets him again. Film again shows in the class where Ronnie tells the
class that Hachi will forever be his hero and the class applauded him. Ronnie
and his puupy dog that he too named Hachi walks on railway tracks spending time
together.
In the end revealed that
real Hachiko was born in Odate in 1923. In the year 1925, his owner Hidesaburo died
and Hachiko returned again and again at Shibuya train station for the next 9 years
for his master. The real Haciko died in March 1934. A bronze statue of Haciko
is kept at Shibuya train station is kept even today in his memory.
Review:
One of the best movies the one will ever see in his life that makes it a once
in a lifetime movie to be seen. Beautifully crafted movie made by Lasse Hallstrom.
Absolutely brilliant direction done by Lasse. Richard Gere performance was fine
and rest of the crew was average but as whole movie was based on Hachi the dog,
most of the focus was on him and not the rest of crew causes it is a true story
and a remake of the Japanese film of the same name. The dog how being filmed in
the movie was awesome and the emotions shown in the movie was off the hook. As
a whole it is one of the most dramatical movie, which will make you cry in the
end and it is a must watch movie for everyone who loves movies.
Stars given:
5 out of 5. I want to give a 6 out of 5 but I can’t so it’s a 5 out of 5.
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