Hachiko was a loyal hound who became a hero in japan and inspired a hollywood movie. 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. Gere, 58, stars as parker, an american professor, in a parallel to the life of eizaburo ueno. Hachi was a lost little dog at the station, but a man named parker wilson richard gere found him. A dogs tale, a film based on one of the most treasured and heartwarming true stories ever told. Hachiko a dogs story music video from movie youtube. See more ideas about a dogs tale, akita dog and richard gere. Based on the true story of a faithful akita inu, the titular hachiko, it is directed by lasse hallstrom, written by stephen p. Truly, and true to the reallife story of a japanese hachi ko who lived in an earlier century. A dogs tale did every bit justice to the poor akita dog.
Richard gere absolutely shines with joy and happiness in every scene with hachi. The photo above was taken on march 8, 1935 and is the last known image taken of hachiko, who was found dead on a street in shibuya. With richard gere, joan allen, caryhiroyuki tagawa, sarah roemer. Based on the 1987 japanese film hachiko monogatari, as well as on a true story, hachi. Richard tiffany gere is a famous american actor, a sex symbol of the 80s and 90s, winner of the golden globe award, a humanitarian activist, known to the wide audience due to the films american. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast including joan allen and jason alexander are actually distractions to the film.
A dogs story, which is a transplanted american version of the 1987 japanese film hachiko monogatari, about a faithful akita dog that died at a train station waiting for its master. Seattle international film festival sony pictures entertainment cast. A dogs story has just wrapped up in bristol, rhode island. Its clear there is chemistry between gere and the dogs playing hachi. A dogs story, which is a transplanted american version of the. The film is a remake of the 1987 japanese film hachiko monogatari. Hachiko was a loyal hound who became a hero in japan and inspired a hollywood movie devoted. A college professor bonds with an abandoned dog he takes into his home. Richard gere, joan allen, caryhiroyuki tagawa, sarah roemer, jason alexander, erick avari plot. Lindsey and kaneto shindo, and stars richard gere, joan allen and sarah roemer. A dogs tale is a 2009 drama film that is a remake of the 1987.
Truly a dog story, because it is all about a dog, not just about the people who lived with the dog, as. From academy awardnominated director lasse hallstrom 2000, the cider house rules comes hachi. A college professor richard gere forms a lasting bond with a dog that he finds on a train platform. Richard gere, joan allen, caryhiroyuki tagawa, jason alexander, erick avari, sarah. Golden globe winner richard gere 2002, best actor in a musical or comedy, chicago stars as professor parker wilson, a distinguished. A dog s tale, a film based on one of the most treasured and heartwarming true stories ever told. All of the family relationships depicted husband and wife, mother and daughter, father and daughter, parents and soninlaw are admirable. A dogs tale behind the scenes with richard gere youtube. The last photo of faithful dog hachiko breaks our hearts. The story eventually spread throughout the world and a hollywood film starring richard gere was even made based on hachikos story. Richard gere, however, was moved to tears by the true story of hachiko, an akitaken who became a national symbol of faithfulness, loyalty and love in japan, and filming of the movie hachiko. This is a video from the movie hachiko a dogs story, starring richard gere.
Richard gere and hachiko, the most faithful dog in history telegraph. This heartwarming true story is an american adaptation of a japanese tale about a loyal dog named hachiko. See more ideas about a dogs tale, dog stories and akita dog. No, no not a bad movie, its a great movie, a truly great movie. The movie was based on the real japanese akita dog hachiko, who was born in. Keeping that quotient in mind, the movie on hachiko the dog was made.
Goodbar 1977 and a starring role in days of heaven 1978. Truly a dog story, because it is all about a dog, not just about the people who lived with the dog, as most dog stories are. A college professor richard gere forms a lasting bond with a dog that he finds. At home, he cared for him all the time and learned him a lot things. A dogs story 2009 has been made in a sort of staged documentary style, similar to the kind of movies often seen on documentary channels e. The statue is in the same spot that the dog appeared in the richard gere film. Hachiko with images richard gere, an officer and a.
It sways in with goodies galore and then snatches it away almost at once, kind of like life. A dogs tale is a 2009 drama film that is a remake of the 1987 japanese film hachiko monogatari, which follows the true story of the akita dog named h. Richard gere stars in a hollywood remake of japans longcherished story of hachiko, a faithful dog that died at a train station waiting for its master. He came to prominence with his role in the film american gigolo 1980, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. Richard gere, bill johnson, vicki shigekuni wong writers. A dogs tale stars richard gere as a college professor who finds an abandoned dog and takes the poor lost. A dogs story stars richard gere, joan allen, caryhiroyuki tagawa, jason alexander the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a score of out of 100. Saw this movie while traveling in belarus it brought me to my knees this was a show of the ages and without question a richard gere classic and performance of a. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in looking for mr. Richard started early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high school and writing music for high school.
Golden globe winner richard gere 2002, best actor in a musical or comedy, chicago stars as professor parker wilson. Kids will love the movie, and their parents might be equally enchanted. Statue of hachiko, faithful dog old woonsocket railroad depot was the 2009 american movie standin for a 1930s japanese station where hachiko waited for his master for ten years. Golden globe winner richard gere 2002, best actor in a musical or comedy. Richard gere gets philosophical when he discusses his latest movie hachi.