Hachiko Monogatari

Hachikō Monogatari (Japanese: ハチ公物語, Hepburn: Hachikō monogatari) is a 1987 Japanese drama film starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mako Ishino and Masumi Harukawa. The film, directed by Seijirō Kōyama, is a tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death. The film was released in 1987 and was the top Japanese film at the box office that year.

Hachikō Monogatari
Japanese DVD cover
Directed bySeijirō Kōyama
Produced byToshio Nabeshima
Screenplay byKaneto Shindo
Story byKaneto Shindo
Music byTetsuji Hayashi
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
Edited byMitsuo Kondō
Distributed byShochiku-Fuji Company
Release date
  • 1 August 1987 (1987-08-01)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Hachikō Monogatari is a melodramatic film that tells the true story of friendship, trust, and affection of Japan's most faithful dog "Hachikō".

Plot

The movie depicts the series of true-to-life events starting from the birth of Hachikō on November 10, 1923, until his death on March 8, 1935.

Hachi was the pet of Professor Ueno. After Ueno's death in 1925, Hachiko waited for his master for nine years at the Shibuya station. A bronze statue was erected in his honour at the Shibuya station.

Reception

Hachikō Monogatari was the number one Japanese film on the Japanese market in 1987, earning ¥2 billion in distribution income.[1]

Cast
ActorRole
Tatsuya NakadaiShujiro Ueno
Kaoru YachigusaShizuko Ueno
Mako IshinoChizuko Ueno
Toshirō YanagibaTsumoru
Masumi HarukawaOkichi
Taiji TonoyamaHashimoto
Yoshi KatōKondo
Hisashi IgawaMaekawa
Shigeru IzumiyaYasui
Kei YamamotoSerizawa
Kumeko UrabeTobacco shop owner
Chōei TakahashiMase
Saburō IshikuraMachida
Shirō KishibeCustomer
Hairi KatagiriOyoshi, maid
Takuji AokiTaku Aoki

Crew
TechnicianRole
Kazuyoshi OkuyamaExecutive Producer
Jun'ichi ShindōProducer
Mitsui Company Ltd., Shōchiku Eiga, Tokyu GroupProduction Companies
Kazuhiko Fujiwara, Yoshinobu NishiokaArt Direction
Kenichi BenitaniSound Recordist
Tadaomi MiyaDog Trainer

Remakes

An English version of the movie starring Richard Gere, Joan Allen, and Sarah Roemer was released in 2009 ' Hachi: A Dog's Tale.and Telugu version of the movie in India as Tommy( film) , released in 2015.

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References
  1. "Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 1987-nen" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 4 February 2011.


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