Hachi : A Dog's Tale ( 

originally titled Hachiko : A Dog's Story for festival

screenings ) is a 2009 drama based on the true story of a faithful Akita, the titular
Hachiko. It is a remake of the 1987 film Hachi-kö  literally  " The Tale of Hachiko
" . It was directed by Lasse Hallström , written by Stephen P. Lindsey and stars
Richard Gere , Joan Allen , and Sarah Roemer .
  
               Inthe modern day, a class full of young students are giving oral
presentations about personal heroes. A boy named Ronnie stands up and begins to
tell of 'Hachiko', his grandfather's dog. Years before, an Akita puppy is sent from
Japan to the United States, but his cage falls off the baggage cart at an American
train station, where he is found by college professor Parker Wilson. Parker is
instantly captivated by the dog. When Carl, the station controller, refuses to take
him, Parker takes the puppy home overnight. His wife Cate is insistent about not
keeping the puppy.   

             The next day, Parker expects that someone will have contacted
the train station, but no one has. He sneaks the pup onto the train
and takes him to work, where a Japanese college professor, Ken,
translates the symbol on the pup's collar as 'Hachi', Japanese for
'good fortune', and the number 8. Parker decides to call the dog
'Hachi'. Ken points out that perhaps the two are meant to be
together. Parker attempts to play fetch with Hachi, but he refuses to
join in. Meanwhile Cate receives a call about someone wanting to
adopt Hachi. After seeing how close her husband has come to Hachi,
however, Cate tells the caller that Hachi has already been adopted.
             
       A few years later, Hachi and Parker are as close as ever. Parker, however, is
still mystified by Hachi's refusal to do normal, dog-like things like chase and
retrieve a ball. Ken advises him that Hachi will only bring him the ball for a special
reason. One morning, Parker leaves for work and Hachi sneaks out and follows
him to the train station, where he refuses to leave until Parker walks him home.
That afternoon, Hachi sneaks out again and walks to the train station, waiting
patiently for Parker's train to come in. Eventually Parker relents and walks Hachi
to the station every morning, where he leaves on the train. Hachi leaves after
Parker's safe departure, but comes back in the afternoon to see his master's train
arrive and walk with him home again. This continues for some time, until one
afternoon Parker attempts to leave, but Hachi barks and refuses to go with him.
Parker eventually leaves without him, but Hachi chases him, holding his ball.
Parker is surprised but pleased that Hachi is finally willing to play fetch the ball
with him. Worried that he will be late for the college, Professor Parker leaves on
the train despite Hachi barking at him. At work that day Parker, still holding
Hachi's ball, is teaching his music class when he suddenly suffers a fatal heart
attack.
   For the next nine years, Hachi waits for his owner. His loyalty is
profiled in the local newspaper. Years after Parker's death, Cate
comes back to visit Parker's grave when she catches sight of Hachi,
now old and achy, waiting at the station. She gets emotional and sits
next to Hachi until the next train comes. Hachi returns to the train
station late at night and closes his eyes for the last time. Then,
Parker walks out of the station and greets him as if nothing has
changed at all, and the two reunite as their spirits rise up
to Heaven to be together forever.
 
                                               --  Strength --
  The story then flashes back to the puppy being shipped from Japan to places
unknown, but part of his shipping instructions are torn during his flight from
Japan to the United States. Richard Gere, as Parker Wilson, a professor of Music
and Dance finds this adorable Akita pup when departing at the train station one
evening close to Christmas. Gere's character takes it upon himself to care for the
little pup.  Much of this movie was filmed in New England and we are treated to
winter scenes and colorful autumn scenes as the owner and his dog become an
inseparable pair. We see the passage of time as the seasons change and Parker's
daughter and her boyfriend get married. Hachi is always a part of every gathering
and every scene as he is truly one of the family. Although we see Parker's daughter
go through her pregnancy and new baby's arrival, the story definitely focuses on
the relationship between Hachi and Parker. Everyone working at the train station
knows Hachi too because he comes to the train station everyday to wait for his
master to return home from work. The man selling coffee, the station manager,
and the shop keeper are all fond of Hachi. They all know of the special bond
between master and his dog too. We do see the daughter expressing her affection
for Hachi too, and her own life and circumstances change quite a bit throughout
the story, but this is definitely not the focus of the movie. It is much more of a
secondary plot of relative little importance other than to note the passing of time.
One part that I found a little difficult to believe too was when the professor’s adult
daughter sets Hachi free. It was a little far fetched to believe that would happen in
real life, but for the purposes of telling this story, this is what she had to do.

                                                  --  Weakness --
                                        
The only thing I thought was slightly lacking in this movie was
the part of Carl, (Jason Alexander who played George Costanza
on the popular old sitcom, 'Seinfeld') as the train station
manager. He was somewhat wasted in his role, not really
seeming to add much. He just came across as somewhat
indifferent or slightly irritated most of the time and he
delivered his very few lines as such. Unfortunately those times are
not to last. The second half becomes a harsh twisted event that leads me
to tears. Hachi waits one day for Parker at the train station as usual. Little
does Hachi know, Parker died of a stroke at his job. Hachi is told from
many people that Parker's dead and he's not coming back. Parker's wife
tries to aid him, but he goes back to the train station. Parker's daughter,
who now has a family, tries to take care of Hachi, but he makes his way
back to the station, and the family decides to let him go. Everyone else,
who tried helping him, gives up as he still proceeds to wait. The last ten
minutes or so becomes an uncomfortable sequence. Nine years go by and
the old, weak, and lonely Hachi STILL sits at the train station for the last
night of his life. It's a hard thing to realize that a period of time, that's
longer than his bondage, goes by and he still does his routine.
 
 Conclusion
      WhenRonnie conclude in the class that hachi will forever be his Hero .
Ronnie's story has clearly moved the class , with some holding back tears . After
school, Ronnie sees his own Akita puppy , also named Hachi, Walk down the same
tracks where Parker and Hachi spent so many years together . The soul from this
movie is a value of faithfulness, which is shown by Hachiko. This movie is different
from other animal related movies, which usually funny or even filled with violence
and slapstick humors. Hachiko shows the precious faithfulness to the others. This
kind of movie is implicity educating the audience to be a better person. All Family
members can watch this, and take.