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Hachi

Published by : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Culver City, California) Physical details: 1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. ISBN:1435980824; 9781435980822; 043396321403. Year: 2010
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.

Based on the true story from Japan of the dog chuken Hachiko (November 10, 1923-March 8, 1935). His remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. A bronze statue of him sits outside Shibuya Train Station.

Special features: "A bond of loyalty: the making of Hachi: a dog's tale" featurette.

Director of photography, Ron Fortunato ; editor, Kristina Boden ; music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek.

Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Sarah Roemer, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Erick Avari, Jason Alexander.

The heartwarming true story of a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station everyday and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Even after his master passed away, he continued to return to the same spot at the station every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits he touched many lives and taught the local people about love, compassion, and above all unyielding loyalty.

MPAA rating: G.

DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

This DVD disc is copy protected.

In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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