akita inu was the kind of dog that was in the movie hachi a dog's tale.
what kind of dog is in the movie hachi a dog's tale?
akita inu
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hachi: a dog's tale is a 2009 english-language drama film. based on the true story of a faithful akita inu, the titular hachikō, it is directed by lasse hallström, written by stephen p. lindsey and kaneto shindo, and stars richard gere, joan allen and sarah roemer. the film is a remake of the 1987 japanese film "hachikō monogatari".
hachi: a dog's tale
over the next year or so parker and hachi become even closer. parker tries to train hachi, a japanese breed of dog called an akita, but the dog refuses to do normal dog things like chasing and fetching. one morning parker leaves for work and hachi follows him to the train station and refuses to leave without his master causing parker to abandon the train to take the dog home. the next day hachi follows parker again who this time gets on the train. when parker returns to the train station after work he is surprised to find hachi waiting for him. hachi learns what time that parker will be due home every day and constantly goes to the station to wait for him at 5:00pm, quickly becoming their new daily routine.
hachi: a dog's tale