Hachiko: A Dog's Story DVD 2008 Hacsi a leghűségesebb barát / Directed by Lasse Hallstrom / Starring: Richard Gere, Joan Allen

UPC 5996514001709

MADE IN HUNGARY

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: Hungarian 2.0, English 2.0

SUBTITLES: Hungarian

Total Runtime: 88 minutes

English Summary:

Hachi: A Dog's Tale is a 2009 English-language drama film. Based on the true story of a faithful Akita Inu, the titular Hachikō, it is directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Stephen P. Lindsey and Kaneto Shindo, and stars Richard Gere, Joan Allen and Sarah Roemer. The film is a remake of the 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari.

"A Dog's Tale" is based on a true story of the love and devotion between a man and a dog.

The story is told by Ronnie who is the man's grandson. When Ronnie has to give a presentation at school about a personal hero, he chooses to tell the story of his grandfather's dog Shasta unnu ("Hachi" for short). Despite his classmates laughing, Ronnie describes how his grandfather, Professor Parker Wilson, finds a lost puppy which had been freighted to the United States from Japan but was accidentally left at the train station of the professor's small hometown. The professor ends up taking the puppy home, planning to search out its intended destination and send it on to its rightful owner. However the puppy's owner cannot be found and Parker and the puppy begin to form a close bond. Although Parker's wife, Cate, is opposed to keeping the puppy she eventually relents after realising the bond between Parker and Hachi.

Hungarian Summary:

Amikor Parker professzor egy napon a munkából hazafelé egy gazdátlan kutyakölyköt talál a pályaudvaron, még nem sejti, hogy egy rendkívüli barátság veszi kezdetét. Bár felesége csak vonakodva fogadja be a kis japán akita kutyát, Parker szívét rögtön meghódítja Hacsi. A vidám kutyus hamarosan minden reggel elkíséri a professzort a pályaudvarra, majd minden este elé megy. Egy nap azonban Hacsi hiába várja gazdája visszatértét...

Cast / Szereplők:

• Leyla, Chico and Forrest - Hachi
• Richard Gere - Professor Parker Wilson; Cate's husband, Andy's father, Michael's father-in-law, and Ronnie's maternal grandfather.
• Joan Allen - Cate Wilson; Parker's wife, Andy's mother, Michael's mother-in-law, and Ronnie's maternal grandmother.
• Erick Avari - Jasjeet; an Indian hot dog cart vendor
• Jason Alexander - Carl Boilins; the train station master
• Sarah Roemer - Andy Wilson; Parker and Cate's daughter, Michael's wife, and Ronnie's mother.
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - Ken Fujiyoshi; professor of Japanese and Parker's friend
• Robbie Collier Sublett - Michael; Parker and Cate's son-in-law, Andy's husband, and Ronnie's father.
• Davenia McFadden - Mary-Ann; the bookstore owner
• Kevin DeCoste - Ronnie; Michael and Andy's son and Parker and Cate's grandson
• Tora Hallström - Heather; one of Ronnie's classmate