However, documents such as photographs, newspapers and eyewitness accounts of the people from Shibuya -who lived during that time- were well aware of the truth. We certainly weren't there when it happened and there's no way for us to know for sure. It's amazing how some people can say that Hachiko's story is just an urban legend, when they themselves are clueless on what really took place. You might be able to find out more at the page for the real dog Hachiko. I have no clue if it's an urban legend, but it's an extremely well-known story in Japan. Surely this "true story" is simply an urban legend rip-off of Greyfriar's Bobby? Mrstonky ( talk) 17:35, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
#MOVIE HACHI A DOGS TALE MOVIE#
Recommended Level of Inebriation: It Dependsĭoes alcohol numb your sadness? Or does it cheer you up? You don’t really need a drink to enjoy this movie (although it does start kind of slow), but you might want one afterwards. It took me until a couple of years ago to even decide on my favourite animals (those being giraffes and sharks). And no, I wouldn’t change my mind if only I met your dog/cat/tarantula. * Let the record show that I don’t hate animals. And - this admission will endear me to absolutely no one - I’m not an animal lover AT ALL.* With the high tear-inducing potential, you probaby don’t want to see this movie with company. Like, in terms of both witnessing and being witnessed? I saw it alone, but let me tell ya: I was full-on SOBBING. But it’s also because of him that Hachi and Parker ended up together, so at least his slimey-ness served a purpose.Ĭouch-Sharing Capability: How Do You Feel about Displays of Uncontrollable Crying? Ugh - sorry, laughing kids, because it’s actually Carl who works at the train station that’s the worst. And feeds him hot dogs - which may not be nutritionally correct, but Jasjeet means well. Avari plays a kindly street vendor who watches out for Hachi at the train station. I feel like I’ve seen Erick Avari in everything.
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But let’s be honest I know her from Fired Up!. Roemer has been in a few things I have no interest in seeing, like Disturbia and The Event. Sarah Roemer plays Parker and Cate’s daughter Andy, who clearly didn’t need to be won over. (If you haven’t figured it out by now - yes, I’m using all these Familiar Faces to put more photos of Akita dogs in this post. Joan Allen plays Parker’s initially disapproving wife, Cate. It’s the star of many an ’80s/’90s fantasy daydream, Richard Gere! He likes puppies, and puppies like him. In case it wasn’t obvi, Hachikō’s a very big deal. And each year, hundreds of dog lovers attend a ceremony in his honour at that same station. Hachikō is so famous in Japan that there are multiple bronze statues of his likeness, including one near a railway station entrance that’s named after him. (And if y’all are familiar with the Futurama episode “Jurassic Bark” - yeah.
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So… expect tears, is what I mean.Ĭliff’s Notes version: Hachikō is very adorable and very loyal. Keep in mind that the main character is a dog, and the movie follows the dog’s entire life. With no one else able to look after it, Parker takes the puppy home ‘just for one night’ - and we all know how that’ll go, right? As the years pass, Hachi develops a habit of following Parker to the train station in the mornings, and returning in the afternoon to walk home with his master. This is met with laughter, because kids are the worst.Īnyway, so grandpa is Parker, a college professor who finds an Akita puppy ( soooooo cute!) at a train station. The movie opens with a young boy telling his classmates about his hero: his grandfather’s dog, Hachikō. It’s based on the true story of, like, the most famous dog in Japan. One of the books I recently reviewed had mentioned the story of Hachikō, which prompted me to check out this movie.
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When his master dies, a loyal pooch named Hachiko keeps a regular vigil - for more than a decade - at the train station where he once greeted his owner every day in this touching drama based on a true story.