This is one of those very very very super touching movies.
So touching that you feel like crying a river in your house.
If you cried watching Marley & Me, then have a box of tissue near you.
Hachiko is the name of the dog in the movie.
'Hachi' means eight in Japanese and 'ko' means child.
Hachi was probably the eighth pup born.
Hachi is a breed of Akita Inu.
Akita Inu was supposedly the very first dog breed to befriend humans.
Hachiko is a real life story of him which began in 1923, Japan when he was born.
But in the movie it took place in America in the 1990's.
Hachi was flown from Japan to America when he was a pup and got stranded in a train station after his cage fell from the trolley with him in it and an address thrown in half. It was the same moment when Parker Wilson (Richard Gere), a university professor had just step out of the train from work found Hachi and gave him a home.
Everyday when Parker leaves for work, Hachi would walk him to the train station and would come back to pick him up at 5pm sharp outside the station. The town people and train commuters all knew who Hachi was and often talked about him waiting for his master.
In 1998, one day after a year had passed, Parker didn't appear out from the train station's doors. Hachi kept waiting at his spot for his master but Parker never came. His master had had a heart attack while he was teaching in the university and died not long after that. Hachi had just learned how to fetch a ball that day and his master only played with him a couple of times before he went to his final class.
Parker's daughter and husband often came to pick Hachi from the station and took him to their new home. Parker's wife sold off their house and moved to a new location and gave Hachi to her daughter to look after.
Even in a new home, Hachi still ran out when he had a chance and went straight to the train station. The hotdog seller at the side of the station who often spoke to Parker always had an eye for Hachi. He gave him food and water and sometimes Hachi received snacks from people all around him.
Soon Parker's daughter knew how much Hachi wanted to be at the station so she let Hachi go and he has never returned. Hachi made a new home under an abandoned train and it had been his home for the next 10 years. Rain, snow or sunshine, Hachi still waited at his spot at 5pm outside the station for his master.
Parker's wife came back to her old town one day to visit Parker's grave. When she was walking back with Parker's Japanese friend, Ken, she saw a old familiar dog and ran to it. Recognizing it was Hachi, she sat next to him and wept.
The next day Hachi went to the train station at his usual time.
He laid down at his spot and slowly his surroundings became very bright.
And finally he saw his master come out of the doors.
Hachiko in this movie died in 2008 and real life Hachiko died in 1935,
10 years of loyalty to his master.
The original Hachiko is 1930's, Japan.
A bronze statue of Hachi was built in front of the Shibuya station in memories of Hachiko and his loyalty.
So touching that you feel like crying a river in your house.
If you cried watching Marley & Me, then have a box of tissue near you.
Hachiko is the name of the dog in the movie.
'Hachi' means eight in Japanese and 'ko' means child.
Hachi was probably the eighth pup born.
Hachi is a breed of Akita Inu.
Akita Inu was supposedly the very first dog breed to befriend humans.
Hachiko is a real life story of him which began in 1923, Japan when he was born.
But in the movie it took place in America in the 1990's.
Hachi was flown from Japan to America when he was a pup and got stranded in a train station after his cage fell from the trolley with him in it and an address thrown in half. It was the same moment when Parker Wilson (Richard Gere), a university professor had just step out of the train from work found Hachi and gave him a home.Everyday when Parker leaves for work, Hachi would walk him to the train station and would come back to pick him up at 5pm sharp outside the station. The town people and train commuters all knew who Hachi was and often talked about him waiting for his master.
In 1998, one day after a year had passed, Parker didn't appear out from the train station's doors. Hachi kept waiting at his spot for his master but Parker never came. His master had had a heart attack while he was teaching in the university and died not long after that. Hachi had just learned how to fetch a ball that day and his master only played with him a couple of times before he went to his final class.
Parker's daughter and husband often came to pick Hachi from the station and took him to their new home. Parker's wife sold off their house and moved to a new location and gave Hachi to her daughter to look after.Even in a new home, Hachi still ran out when he had a chance and went straight to the train station. The hotdog seller at the side of the station who often spoke to Parker always had an eye for Hachi. He gave him food and water and sometimes Hachi received snacks from people all around him.
Soon Parker's daughter knew how much Hachi wanted to be at the station so she let Hachi go and he has never returned. Hachi made a new home under an abandoned train and it had been his home for the next 10 years. Rain, snow or sunshine, Hachi still waited at his spot at 5pm outside the station for his master.
Parker's wife came back to her old town one day to visit Parker's grave. When she was walking back with Parker's Japanese friend, Ken, she saw a old familiar dog and ran to it. Recognizing it was Hachi, she sat next to him and wept.
The next day Hachi went to the train station at his usual time.
He laid down at his spot and slowly his surroundings became very bright.
And finally he saw his master come out of the doors.
Hachiko in this movie died in 2008 and real life Hachiko died in 1935,
10 years of loyalty to his master.
The original Hachiko is 1930's, Japan.A bronze statue of Hachi was built in front of the Shibuya station in memories of Hachiko and his loyalty.
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