Director Lasse Hallstrom and Actor Richard Gere have been working on the movie Hachiko A Dog’s Tale, an upcoming drama family movie that revolves around the devotion of an Akita dog for his master. Watch below the domestic movie trailer of Hachiko A Dog’s Tale:
Plot: “A college professor (Richard Gere) takes in an abandoned dog and they form an unbreakable bond. After the professor dies while away from home, the dog keeps vigil waiting for his master for nearly a decade.”
I wonder if that’s really Richard Gere’s dog or just a dog chosen for the movie because on this poster there seems to be so much affection between them: incredible!
Akita dogs look really cute, but I prefer my good old Labrador even if he drives me crazy like in ‘Marley and me‘ sometimes. ;)
Hachiko, the Akita dog (BEWARE: those dogs are cute, but are damn annoying at home, no joking! think twice if you’re about to buy one!) , is found of his master (Richard Gere), it’s almost a love story! So you guess this dog’s sorrow when his dear master passes away… :-{
Hachiko Behind The Scenes Clip (Filming of Hachiko took place in Rhodes Island.)
The movie Hachiko it’s the tale of a long-life devotion of a dog to its owner, it is based on a true story that took place in Japan not so long ago. :)
Director Lasse Hallstrom is bringing us Hachiko A Dog Story, an upcoming drama family movie based on the true story of a Japanese professor and his dog: it’s the tale of a dog’s life-long devotion to his owner. The film is starring Richard Gere in the lead role. It is scheduled to be released on August 8, 2009 in Japan (under the working title Hachi), so Hachiko A Dog’s Story should be released by the end of 2009 or early 2010 in the USA.
Plot: “A college professor (Richard Gere) takes in an abandoned dog, Hachi, and they form an unbreakable bond. After the professor dies while away from home, the dog keeps vigil waiting for his master for nearly a decade.”
The story of Hachiko is well known in Japan: the dog even has his own statue in front of the Shibuya train station! So Richard Gere’s Hashiko is much awaited over there.
If you’re wondering about the dog race, er, I mean the dog breed, it’s an akita.
Such a cute and such a sad Story: I’m gonna cry shamelessly! :)
Hachiko A Dog Story Drama/Family Directed by Lasse Hallstrom Starring Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Sarah Roemer, Jason Alexander Release Date: December 18, 2009