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Tale is a 2009 American drama film that is an adaptation of the 1987 Japanese film Hachikō
Monogatari. The original film told the true story of the Akita dog named Hachikō who lived
in Japan in the 1920s. This version, which places it in a modern American context, was directed
by Lasse Hallström, written by Stephen P. Lindsey and Kaneto Shindo, and produced by Richard
Gere, Bill Johnson and Vicki Shigekuni Wong. The film stars Gere, Joan Allen, Sarah Roemer,
Jason Alexander and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.
Hachi: A Dog's Tale premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 13, 2009, and its
first theatrical release was in Japan on August 8, 2009. The film was given a UK theatrical release
on March 12, 2010, courtesy of Entertainment Film Distributors, and opened in more than 60
countries throughout 2009 and 2010. By the end of September 2010, the film's foreign box office
returns had totalled more than $45 million.[1] Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to forgo a U.S.
theatrical release, bringing the film out on DVD on March 9, 2010[2] and eventually selling it to
the Hallmark Channel, where it debuted on September 26, 2010.[
The film begins with Ronnie narrating to his class that his personal hero is his grandfather Parker
Wilson's dog Hachiko and the story goes in flashback.
Parker Wilson (played by Richard Gere), a professor who commutes to nearby Providence, Rhode
Island, finds a young dog (played by Layla) lost on the railway station platform in Bedridge and
temporarily takes it home (The audience sees that it was freighted by a Japanese monastery and
that the tag of its basket was torn in transit). The dog remains unclaimed but grows close to Parker
as he takes it everywhere with him. Parker's Japanese friend Ken tells him that the dog is a breed
called Akita and that the character on its collar tag is "Hachi" ("Eight" in Japanese-language). Parker
thus gives the name "Hachi" to the dog as it is a lucky number. Parker's wife Cate Wilson (played
by Joan Allen) eventually warms to Hachi but he sleeps outside in his own shed. Meanwhile, Parker
tries in vain to train Hachi in normal dog things like fetching a ball. Ken explains to him that Akita
dogs cannot be trained and that if Hachi fetches the ball, it will be for a special reason. Later,
Parker's daughter Andy (played by Sarah Roemer) gets married to Michael (played by Robbie
Sublett) and Hachi is in the family marriage photograph. Soon after the marriage, Andy announces
that she is pregnant. One spring morning, a grown up Hachi (played by Chico) digs under the fence
and follows Parker to the railway station. He refuses to go home and Parker misses the train. He
hands him over to Cate and catches the next train. At 5:00pm, he returns from the train and is
surprised to find Hachi waiting for him at the railway station. He is even more surprised to learn that
he came to the railway station all by himself. A daily routine begins: the two walk to the railway
station, Parker leaves from the train, Hachi goes home, and returns at 5:00pm to receive Parker.
However, one winter morning, Hachi behaves strangely at home and then follows Parker to the
railway station with the ball. Parker throws the ball towards him and much to his delight, Hachi
fetches it for the first time. They play for a while and Parker eventually puts the ball in his pocket and
begins to leave. Hachi barks and barks and watches Parker's train leaving. Hours later, while still
holding the ball, Parker develops a fatal stroke in his classroom and collapses to death while Hachi
waits for him at the railway station. At 9:30pm, Michael comes to the railway station and takes Hachi
home. From his shed, Hachi watches the family mourning Parker. The next morning, Parker's family
members and friends gather for his funeral while Hachi goes to the railway station to wait. Soon,
Cate sells the house and moves away and Hachi goes to live with Andy and Michael and their infant
son Ronnie. However, Hachi follows the train tracks to Bedridge. Andy and Michael find him and
take him back to their house but Andy ends up realising that Hachi is pining for Parker and opens
the gate for him. Hachi licks her hand and runs back to the Bedridge railway station. Hachi now waits
at the railway station everyday for hot-dog seller Jasjeet and the other passers-by feed him. Soon, a
reporter writes a story about Hachi and people start sending him money and cards. Ken reads
Hachi's news and travels to Bedridge where he speaks to Hachi in Japanese: He too misses his
friend. On Parker's tenth death anniversary, Cate arrives in town to visit his grave where Ken is
present too. She is moved to see an elderly Hachi (played by Forrest) still waiting at the railway
station for his master. Later, Cate tells a 10-year-old Ronnie a story of Hachi who slowly settles in
place. The audience sees flashbacks of Parker and Hachi together and a last passenger pauses at
the door of the railway station. It is Parker who shouts "Hachi!" and the dog raises his head, runs to
him and they embrace Hachi now waits at the railway station everyday for hot-dog seller Jasjeet and
the other passers-by feed him. Soon, a reporter writes a story about Hachi and people start sending
him money and cards. Ken reads Hachi's news and travels to Bedridge where he speaks to Hachi in
Japanese: He too misses his friend. On Parker's tenth death anniversary, Cate arrives in town to In
the present, Ronnie narrates that his grandfather and Hachiko taught him the meaning of "loyalty"
which means "you should never forget anyone you have loved". He concludes that Hachiko will
forever be his personal hero and the class applauds. From the school bus, Ronnie is met by Michael
and a tiny new puppy who is also named Hachi. The film ends with Ronnie and the puppy traveling
through the same tracks Hachi traveled years ago.
Main[edit]
Layla / Chico / Forrest – Hachiko Wilson
Richard Gere – Professor Parker Wilson
Joan Allen – Cate Wilson
Sarah Roemer - Andy Wilson
Robbie Collier Sublett - Michael
Taylor Swift is a pop and country music artist. She has won many Grammy Awards including
Album of the Year for her record Fearless. She is one of the most popular musical artists in the
world today.
Taylor Swift is not only a multiplatinum artist with amazing squad goals, she's also an
inspiration to young girls everywhere. She finds the time to give back, talk to her fans about
problems and continues to shed light on self awareness, body issues and bouncing back from
bad breakups.
In conclusion, she is a very good role model. She is a good role model because she shows
people it is good to give to charity and she is a hard worker. She also shows that you don't
need to have inappropriate songs or inappropriate performances to be popular.
In almost every aspect of her career, Taylor has broken records. She has the
most top 40 singles out of any female artist. She is the first female solo act to
win Album of the Year at the Grammy's twice. And she's won the most
American Music Awards of any artist, with 32 awards.Dec 13, 2020
Taylor Swift is my hero because she writes songs to make people happy. I
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challenges came, she didn't give up. She also makes people happy with her
music. Like, when she surprises kids at hospitals and sings to them to make
them feel better.Jun 28, 2018
The history of technology begins even before the beginning of our own species.
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hat is the average cost to go to Disney World?
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12. With its neon lights and billboards, Times Square is New York's most famous
landmark and is the liveliest area in the city, located at the intersection of
Broadway and 7th Avenue. In Times Square you will find bars, restaurants,
theatres, museums and a great atmosphere.
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building, a historical landmark, and was named "America's Favorite
Architecture" in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects.
It's no surprise that visiting this amazing building is one of the top places to visit
in New York.Aug 29, 2011
Swift has won 11 Grammy Awards (including three Album of the Year wins—tied for most by an
artist),[489] an Emmy Award,[490] 34 American Music Awards (most wins by an artist),
[491]
29 Billboard Music Awards (most wins by a woman),[492] 58 Guinness World Records,
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12 Country Music Association Awards (including the Pinnacle Award),[494] eight Academy of
Country Music Awards,[495] and two Brit Awards.[169] As a songwriter, she has been honored by the
Nashville Songwriters Association,[58][496] the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the National Music
Publishers' Association and was the youngest person on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest
Songwriters of All Time in 2015.[497][498] At the 64th BMI Awards in 2016, Swift was the first woman to
be honored with an award named after its recipient.[499] Her albums Red[500] and 1989 appeared
on Rolling Stone's 2020 revision of their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time;[501] in 2021, her "Blank
Space" music video named one of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time,[502] while
the songs "All Too Well" and "Blank Space" were on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[503]
From available data, Swift has amassed over 50 million album sales, 150 million singles sales,[504][505]
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and 114 million units in album consumption worldwide, including 78 billion streams.[255][479] She has
the most number-one albums in the United Kingdom and Ireland for a female artist in this
millennium.[507][508] Swift is the best-selling international act of all time in China,[509] and earned the
highest income for an artist on Chinese digital music platforms—CN¥ 159,000,000.[510] She is the only
female act to have received more than 100 million global streams on Spotify in a day, with over 122
million streams on November 11, 2021.[511] Swift broke the record for the highest-grossing North
American tour of all time with her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018)[512] and is the world's highest-
grossing female touring act of the 2010s.[513] She has the most entries and the most simultaneous
entries for an artist on the Billboard Global 200, with 69 and 31 songs, respectively.[514]
In the U.S., Swift has sold over 37.3 million albums as of 2019,[506] when Billboard placed her eighth
on its Greatest of All Time Artists Chart.[515] She is the longest-reigning act of Billboard Artist 100 (50
weeks at number one),[516] the solo act with the most cumulative weeks (55) atop the Billboard 200,
[517]
the woman with the most weeks atop the Top Country Albums (98)[518] and the most Billboard Hot
100 entries in history (165), and the artist with the most Digital Songs number-ones (23).[519][520] She is
the second highest-certified female digital singles artist (and third over