I cant remember when I cried the last time in my life. This movie made me cry during the last 30 minutes of the movie and even still an hour after the it ended... 2 hours later I'm still sad... I couldn't give 10 out of 10, only because it felt like a torture watching it even though its a beautiful (but heart breaking) film...

I watced it and I was bored. It doesn't deserve 8,1 IMDB. It is long. Very long. I started sleeping in 45. Minutes.If you wanna sleep, It is best choice for you.

This is a timely tale, based on a true story, and truly reaches an all time high in portraying the bond between a man and his dog. It delivers in so many ways telling a simple yet powerful story and Hachiko truly steals the show. This might not be appropriate for children under 12 years of age, and indeed its difficult for anybody of any age. The sadness is riveting. Anyone who has ever owned a dog will appreciate this movie from start to finish and along the way you will become totally consumed with what is in front of you. As many reviewers have warned, be prepared for an evening full of tears and far after that as well. It is a movie classic. Richard Gere and Joan Allen are fine. Her rendezvous with Hachi late in the movie is as emotional as it gets. Jason Alexander does a fine job in his supporting role as always This is an unforgettable movie.

Oh my, hold everything. You want to be prepared to watch this movie with plenty of Kleenex on hand. It really does resonate for viewers who have a special bond with their pets, but I think it probably moves a few hearts of those who don't share hearth and home with a favorite canine. It's a bit ironic actually, to think about the picture's impact on a person, when a dog's reaction to it's missing owner invites more sympathy than one feels for the owner himself, who died of a heart attack.Well, not to get too morbid, this was a sensitively told tale that one finds astonishingly hard to believe when it's revealed that Hachi celebrated his master for ten years after the man's death by showing up daily at a train station at the end of the work day to greet him. Based on an actual event that occurred in Japan in the 1920's, the film has been Westernized for an American audience with Richard Gere in the lead role as a university professor who adopts a wayward Akita puppy found wandering around a train station. But the real star is the pup who matures into the adult Hachi and takes full possession of the viewer's emotions on the way to a heart tugging finish. It's a family friendly film that you're not likely to forget for a long time once you've seen it.