'Hachi' is a more specialized product, with director Lasse Hallstrom cutting into the heart of demonstrative canine devotion, as Parker comes to adore his four-legged pal in a way that goes far beyond customary pet appreciation. 'Hachi' assumes a different set of goals than the spastic comedy stylings of dreck like 'Marley & Me,' which also explored the connection between man and dog, albeit in a far more slapstick manner befitting a mainstream release. However, when Parker doesn't return home one day, Hachi is left waiting for his master, with days turning into years as the dog patiently sits at the station, hoping his friend will return. Picking up on a commute pattern, Hachi follows Parker to the train station to see him off every day, returning in the evening to greet his master, much to the delight of the locals (including Jason Alexander). Growing attached to the dog, branded Hachiko after a Japanese symbol left on his collar, Parker swiftly bonds with his furry pal, spending the year developing an unbreakable friendship. Fearing a horrible fate if left in the local pound, Parker brings the dog to his disapproving wife, Cate (Joan Allen), who demands an effort made to locate the rightful owner. On his way home from a train station, Professor Parker Wilson (Richard Gere) comes across a lost Akita puppy wandering around the rails. A circular routine of smiles and tears, 'Hachi' is delightfully gentle and engaging, refusing to bloat the material past an elementary message of canine loyalty. Based on a true story, which was made into a blockbuster Japanese motion picture in 1987, 'Hachi' has been Americanized, taking an account of lifelong affection to an attractive Northeastern playground, not to mention hauling Richard Gere in for some required star power.

'Hachi: A Dog's Tale' is a poignant story of animal attachment, glazed with a sporadically viscous coating of sentimentality.

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