The film "Hachiko" is very popular with viewers of different generations. Because the story of the friendship of man and dog is close to everyone, whether it be a child or an elderly person. The well-known thesis “There is no creature of a devoted dog” fully confirms this touching and interesting story. In this article, we’ll talk about everything related to the film “Hachiko: The Most Faithful Friend”: reviews, plot, where the shooting took place, which of the actors played in it and so on.
It is worth saying that the plot for this drama was a real life case when a faithful dog was waiting for the return of his master for several years.
About the film
The painting "Hachiko: The Most Faithful Friend", reviews of which we will consider below, was created by the team of director Lasse Hallstrom in 2008. 387 thousand people watched a family drama of 89 minutes in Russia. A picture with a budget of $ 16 million at the box office managed to collect 46 million. The film belongs to the category of viewing age limit 0+. Actors Richard Gere, Carey-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jason Alexander, Joan Allen, Eric Avari starred in the film.
The film was shot in the USA, Rhode Island, and Japan. The music was written by the famous Polish composer Jan A.P. Kachmarek, winner of the Oscar.
Interesting Facts
- Actor Richard Gere, after reading the script of the film, decided not only to play in it, but also to become the producer of this project.
- The picture is a remake of the Japanese director Seizero Koyama's film "History of Hachiko," which was released in 1987.
Plot
The main character of this picture, Professor Parker Wilson, found a new friend when he found a cute puppy at the station. Now the station is becoming a familiar place for joyful meetings of an eternally traveling owner and his devoted pet.
But once the professor did not return from another trip ... The dog, without waiting for him, again arrived at the station station the next day, but even then his master was not there. A faithful dog will not abandon attempts to find the person who once took it to his house and surrounded it with affection and care.
Reviews for the movie "Hachiko"
The vast majority of viewers and film critics praised this picture of 2008. The director of this project had concerns that his offspring would be considered overly sentimental, but this did not happen. Nevertheless, one of the famous critics complained that the main four-legged hero in this tape did not have to endure the horrors that fell to the lot of the dog from the Soviet tape "White Bim, Black Ear", and this made the picture quite predictable and easy to view. In a review of the film “Hachiko,” the critic noted that the creators of the project tried not to injure the psyche of the audience with heavy scenes, so adding a picture to the category of viewing age limit 0+ (that is, children of any age can watch it) is quite justified.
In the reviews of the film it is written that this picture carries the ideas of the importance of disinterested relationships, fidelity and trust.
Many reviews of Hachiko praise actor Richard Gere. According to the viewer, he is extremely convincing in conveying the image of his hero, which easily shows a huge love for his four-legged friend and pet.
Hachiko movie reviews say he teaches compassion and demonstrates true values. Another advantage of this tape is that it does not trace morality, the appearance of which could completely deprive it of all the above advantages.