Ekugqibeleni, emva kwamahlazo athile, uRichard Gere usezindabeni ngento enxulumene nehlabathi le-cinema. Umdlali weqonga uya kudlala kwaye avelise ifilimu ethi Hachiko: Ibali lenja, idrama eza kuqala ukufotwa ngoSeptemba, ngokolwazi olukhutshwe yiVarity.
Ifilimu, exhaswa ngemali ngu-Inferno Enternaiment, iya kuveliswa nguBill Johnson kunye noVicky Shigekuni Wong. Igama lomlawuli alikaveli.
Kwifilimu, uGere uya kudlala utitshala, othabatha inja eshiywe kwisitalato. Kukho ubudlelwane obukhethekileyo kakhulu buya kuqala, obuya kutshintsha zombini utitshala kunye nesilwanyana.