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Where to Watch Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) in the US
- 2009
- G
- 1h 33m
- 8.1IMDb
- 64%Rotten Tomatoes
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What it's about
Commuting by train, music professor Parker Wilson finds an Akita puppy, whose cage broke unnoticed during shipping, leaving his destination unknown, and since the station can't care for it and the dog catcher warns even such cute ones may not be adopted in the two weeks allowed, he kindly takes it home. His bossy, jealous wife Cate initially makes Parker swear it won't stay, but by the time its' clear nobody will claim him and an adoption candidate is found, she agrees to keep the dog, who won over their daughter Andy and her fiance Michael at first sight. Parker's Japanese college friend Ken inspires naming the pup Hachi(ko), and is pleasantly surprised when Parker successfully tackles the challenge to get it to fetch, which Akitas don't usually do. Hachi makes a habit of waiting for his equally doting master at the station every evening, but after a cardiac crisis, Parker dies. Hachi refuses to accept this, being moved to Michael's home as Cate moves out, waiting for a master who can never come home again, by now collectively adopted by sympathizing town-folk. The story is told in flashbacks as class assignment 'my hero' by Michael's teen son Robbie, who also gets an Akita puppy.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Writer
- Stephen P. Lindsey, Kaneto Shindô
- Starring
- Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Details
- Release date
- Mar 12, 2010
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Where to Watch Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Hachi: A Dog's Tale in the United States?
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Sony Pictures Core (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on BYUtv (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Hachi: A Dog's Tale or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Sony Pictures Core (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Hachi: A Dog's Tale for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on BYUtv (HD).
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