He also wanted the film to expose the essence of small town and family relationships like, he said, “the way people know each other without commenting on it, not being in each other’s faces all of the time, but co-existing” like Parker and Hachi do. Gere felt that capturing a sense of forgiveness, generosity and acceptance was vital to the tone of the film. That really interested me.” Parker is as loyal to Hachi as the dog is to him. The relationship he has with the dog is based on a very non-rational connection. According to Gere, his character “Parker is the ’given’ in this story. Parker feels a connection, and he feels needed, and this is where his integrity comes into play. Cate does not want Parker to keep the lost Akita puppy he brings home one night from the train station, but he can’t seem to shake him. From the very beginning of the story, Gere’s character overflows with compassion for Hachi, much to the chagrin of his wife Cate, played by Joan Allen.
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