Hachi-ko (ハチ公物語) 37 years old

Love between a dog and his master. A story of devotion, which transcends time and space.

Hachi-ko

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

Credits

Hachi-ko Cast

Name Character
Chôei Takahashi He was 44, now 82 years old as Mase
Tatsuya Nakadai He was 54, now 92 years old as Shujiro Ueno
Kaoru Yachigusa She was 56, 88 years old when she died as Shizuko Ueno
Taiji Tonoyama He was 71, 73 years old when he died as Hashimoto
Hisashi Igawa He was 50, now 88 years old as Maekawa
Masumi Harukawa She was 51, now 89 years old as Okichi
Toshirō Yanagiba He was 26, now 63 years old
Saburo Ishikura He was 40, now 78 years old as Machida
Kumeko Urabe She was 84, 87 years old when she died as Tabacco shop owner
Hairi Katagiri She was 24, now 61 years old as Oyoshi, maid
Yoshi Katō He was 74, 75 years old when he died as Kondo
Shiro Kishibe He was 38, now 75 years old as Customer
Takahiro Tamura He was 58, 77 years old when he died as Furukawa
Mako Ishino She was 26, now 63 years old as Chizuko Ueno
Shigeru Izumiya He was 39, now 76 years old as Yasui
Kei Yamamoto He was 47, now 84 years old as Serizawa

Hachi-ko Crew

Name Department
Hisao Nabeshima as Producer. Production
Kazuyoshi Okuyama as Executive Producer. He was 33 (now 71) years old Production
Seijirō Kōyama as Director. He was 46 (now 83) years old Directing
Jun'ichi Shindô as Producer. Production
Tetsuji Hayashi as Original Music Composer. He was 37 (now 75) years old Sound
Shinsaku Himeda as Director of Photography. He was 70 (80) years old when He died Camera
Yoshinobu Nishioka as Art Direction. He was 65 (97) years old when He died Art
Kaneto Shindō as Story. He was 75 (100) years old when He died Writing
Kaneto Shindō as Screenplay. He was 75 (100) years old when He died Writing
Mitsuo Kondô as Editor. Editing
Kazuhiko Fujiwara as Art Direction. Art
Kenichi Benitani as Sound Recordist. He was 56 (now 93) years old Crew
Hachi-ko poster
Hachi-ko (37 years)

Love between a dog and his master. A story of devotion, which transcends time and space.

  • Release day: Saturday, August 01, 1987
  • Runtime: 107 minutes