Aug 26, 2010

Akita Inu

Hmm~ after resit, nothing to do. Finish the three dvd's I bought. Ong Bak 3 was bad... SALT is quite nice though. And finally, Hachiko: A Dog's Story. See! All dog's movie are touching as I said in previous post. 

An American adaptation of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Sadly his master departs one day, passes away and never returns to the station. Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits, Hachiko touches the lives of many who work near and commute through the town square. He teaches the local people love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty. Today, a bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya station in Japan as a permanent reminder of his devotion and love. 

 -=bronze statue outside of Shibuya station=-

Hachiko was born November 10, 1923 and died March 8, 1935. In real life, it was Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo took in Hachikō as a pet. He was an "Akita" breed. Nice breed actually. I wonder whether this breed could survive in Malaysia....

Quote:
Ken: "[Talking in Japanese] It's been a year, hasn't it? I wake up sometimes in the middle of the night and think about Parker. He was a good friend. I understand how you feel. Hachi, my friend, Parker is never coming home. But if Hachiko wants to wait, then Hachiko should wait. You want to wait for him, don't you? Have a long life, Hachi."

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