The majority of filming took place in Bristol, and Woonsocket, both in the U.S.

Erick Avari - Jasjeet, an Indian hot dog cart vendor.

Robbie Collier Sublett - Michael, Andy's husband.

Sarah Roemer - Andy Wilson, his daughter.

A photo of his statue in front of the Shibuya train station is the last image shown before the credits roll. The final card reveals that the real HachikЕЌ died in March 1934. After the death of his owner, HidesaburЕЌ Ueno, in 1925, HachikЕЌ returned to the Shibuya train station the next day and every day after that for the next nine years. The closing cards reveal information about the real HachikЕЌ, who was born in ЕЊdate in 1923. Ronnie and Hachi walk down the same tracks where Parker and Hachi had spent so much time together. After school, Ronnie is met coming off the school bus by his dad and his own puppy, also named Hachi.

Ronnie's story has clearly moved the class, with some students holding back tears, even those who had laughed at the beginning. Hachi is last seen lying on the snow, alone and still.Д«ack in his classroom, Ronnie, forms his conclusion why Hachi will forever be his hero. But it was Hachi dying and reuniting with his beloved master in heaven. He then imagines Parker coming out of the station and the two greeting each other. Hachi continues his daily walk to the same spot in front of the train station to his final day when he recollects his life with his master. At home, Cate tells the now ten-year-old Ronnie about Hachi. Overcome with grief, Cate sits and waits for the next train with him. Walking past the station, she is stunned to see Hachi maintaining his vigil. Cate comes back to visit Parker's grave on the tenth anniversary of his death where she meets Ken. Hachi's loyalty is profiled in the local newspaper, and after seeing the article Ken visits Hachi and offers money to Jasjeet to pay for any expenses for the dog, but Jasjeet declines it saying everyone in the station square will take care of Hachi. He is befriended by Carl, Jasjeet (a hot dog cart vendor who used to give Professor Wilson his coffee every morning) and other regulars around the station. Hachi waits for his owner every day, while sleeping in the rail yard at night. Andy arrives and takes him home, but after seeing how depressed the dog is she lets him out to return to the station. However, at the first opportunity, Hachi escapes and finds his way back to the station, where he sits at his usual spot. As time passes, Cate sells the house and Hachi is sent to live with her daughter Andy (Sarah Roemer), Michael, and their baby Ronnie. The next day, Hachi returns to the station and waits. He remains, lying in the snow, for several hours, until Parker's son-in-law Michael (Robbie Collier Sublett) comes to collect him. Later that day Parker is teaching, still holding Hachi's ball, when he suddenly suffers a heart attack and dies.ДЄt the train station, Hachi waits patiently as the train arrives, but there is no sign of Parker. Not wishing to be late, Parker catches his train despite Hachi's barking. Parker is surprised but pleased that Hachi is finally willing to play fetch with him. When Parker does leave, Hachi chases him while holding his ball. One day Parker gets ready to leave and Hachi barks at him and refuses to join him.

After Parker's train departs, Hachi walks home, returning in the afternoon to see his master's train arrive and go home together. Parker relents and walks Hachi to the station every morning. Later in the afternoon, Hachi walks to the station, to wait patiently for Parker to come home. One morning, Parker leaves for work and Hachi follows him to the train station he refuses to leave until Parker walks him home. Parker continues to be mystified by Hachi's refusal to do dog-like activities like chase and fetch. Cate receives a call from someone wishing to adopt the puppy, but having seen how close her husband is with Hachi, she declines. Parker attempts to play fetch with Hachi, but Hachi refuses. The following morning, he takes him to work, where Ken, a Japanese professor, transliterates the symbol on the collar as 'Hachi'-Japanese for the number 8-signifying good fortune. Later that night, Parker learns that the dog is an Akita. His wife, Cate, does not want them to keep the puppy. Professor Parker Wilson finds the dog, and after Carl (the station manager) does not want to lock the dog up in the office overnight, Parker takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. Years earlier, a puppy is sent from Japan to the United States, but escapes when his cage falls at an American train station. Ronnie's subject is his grandfather's dog, HachikЕЌ. Students are giving oral presentations about personal heroes. This article needs an improved plot summary.

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