ISLE OF DOGS

Released 30 MARCH

small bronze statue of an Akita stands at one of the five entrances to Shibuya Station in Tokyo, serving as a popular meeting place and point of interest for the thousands of visitors who pass through each week. This particular Akita, who is immortalised in precious metal, has a name and a history – Hachikō, the dog who patiently waited nine years on this very spot for a master who would never return. He may have passed away some 80 years ago, but the tale of the dog who waited continues to enchant and inspire folk the world over. In his new film, it seems that Wes Anderson has spun a similarly wistful yarn about about the strangely transcendent power of canine companionship.