HACHI: A DOG'S TALE

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• Release Year: 2009
• Genre: Drama, Family
• Plot: From Academy Award®-nominated director Lasse Hallström (2000, The Cider House Rules) comes HACHI: A DOG'S TALE, a film based on one of the most treasured and heartwarming true stories ever told. Golden Globe® winner Richard Gere (2002, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, Chicago) stars as Professor Parker Wilson, a distinguished scholar who discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home from work. Despite initial objections from Wilson's wife, Cate (Academy Award® nominee Joan Allen - 2000, Best Actress, The Contender), Hachi endears himself into the Wilson family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds embodying the true spirit of family and loyalty, while inspiring the hearts of an entire town.
• Cast: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer, Jason Alexander, Erick Avari, Davenia McFadden, Robbie Sublett, Kevin DeCoste, Rob Degnan, Tora Hallstrom, Donna Sorbello, Frank S. Aronson, Troy Doherty, Ian Sherman, Timothy Crowe, Denece Ryland, Blake Friedman, Bates Wilder, Daniel Kirby, Gloria Crist, Rich Tretheway, Thomas Tynell, Luke Allard, Raymond Alongi, Kira Arnold, Ellen Becker-Gray, David Boston, Gail Bugeja, Robert Capron, Oscar J. Castillo, Desiree April Connolly, D.W. Cormier, Becki Dennis, Max Derderian, Vincent J. Earnshaw, Joanne Fanara, John Franchi, Russell Gibson, Albert Gornie, Patrick Mel Hayes, Steven Howitt, Michael Kelly (V), Adam Masnyk, Martin Montana, Edward L. Papazian, Americo Presciutti, Gary Roscoe, Eric Ryan, Ben Skinner, Rich Skinner, Roy Souza, Donald Warnock, Lasse Hallström, Stephen P. Lindsey, Kaneto Shindô
• Director: Lasse Hallström
• Runtime: 1:33
• Company: Stage 6 Films, Sony Pictures
• Media Format: Movie