People tried to take Hachiko in, but he kept breaking free to go to Shibuya Station. Finally, he settled in the home of Ueno's former gardener close to Shibuya Station. However, this didn't stop him from going to Shibuya Station every day at precisely the time his owner would normally ...
In the United States, the movie was first shown at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 13, 2009. Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to forgo a U.S. theatrical release. According to the Odeon Cinema website the film will be given a UK theatrical release on March 12, 2010, ...