Hachiko Monogatari

Hachikō Monogatari
Japanese DVD cover
Directed by Seijirō Kōyama
Produced by Toshio Nabeshima
Screenplay by Kaneto Shindo
Music by Tetsuji Hayashi
Cinematography Shinsaku Himeda
Edited by Mitsuo Kondō
Distributed by Shochiku-Fuji Company (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
Shōchiku Eiga (1988) (USA) (subtitled)
Release date
  • 1 August 1987 (1987-08-01)
Running time
 107 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Hachikō Monogatari (Japanese: ハチ公物語, Hepburn: Hachikō monogatari) is a 1987 Japanese 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 is a melodramatic film that tells the true story of friendship, trust, and affection of Japan's most faithful dog "Hachikō", whose bronze statue, to this day, stands watch over Shibuya Station, Tokyo.

Plot

The movie depicts the series of true-to-life events starting from the birth of Hachikō on November 23 or November 10, 1923, until his death in March 08, 1935.

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
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 as Hachi: A Dog's Tale.

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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