Sunday, April 18, 2010

Hachiko ( a Dog story)



love this movie and if u wish to watch please prepared tissue paper.
my eyes keep on drop tears.how i wish i have such a dog.

This movie is based on the true story which happen in japan.

This heartwarming story revolve around a japanese breed dog and his master. Hachiko was an AKITA dog born on a farm near Odate,Akita and this dog was remembered for his loyalty to his master,even years after his master's death.

Hachiko (ハチ公) known in Japanese as a faithful dog. "Hachi" means eight referring to the nest the dog came from and "KO" is a japanese familiar suffix.

In 1924,Hachiko was brought to tokyo by his owner a proffesor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. Hachiko would accompany his master to the train station(Shibuya Station) everyday in the morning and return to the train station every afternoon to greet his master and accompany him back home.

Sadly one day Hachi sense a bad feeling and refuses to accompany his master to the train station.but his master ignore Hachi and went to the train station.Hachi who never play fetch with his master, although his master have been trying to teach him to play fetch bring the ball to the train station and started to play fetch with his master for the 1st time so that Hachi can prevent him from goin to the train.And hence,Hachi fail.

On the day, Hachi return to the train station as usual to wait for his master and sadly,he did not return to the train station where Hachi was waiting.His master suffered a heart attack at the University that day and never return again. But Hachiko was loyal and return to the station the nexy day and everyday for the next 9 years to wait for his master.

Hachiko was given away to his master daughter after his master death,but he routinely escaped and showing up again and again at his old house and finally realize that his master no longer lived at the house. So he went to look for his master at the train station where he had accompanies him so many times before.and each day Hachiko did not see his master.

During his visits, Hachiko touches the lives of many people who work and commute there. He teaches the local people love, compassion and loyalty. Today, a Bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya station in Japan as a reminder of his devotion and love.

Hachiko Bronze Statue of Hachiko

Hachikō died on the steps that he waited for his master outside the station on March 8, 1935.