Social Media Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 The Chinese tagline on the movie poster says it all: "I will wait for you, no matter how long it takes." It tells the true story of Hachiko, the faithful dog that continued to wait for its master at a train station in Japan long after his death. The cream white Akita Inu, born 100 years ago, has been memorialised in everything from books to movies to the cult science fiction sitcom Futurama. And the Chinese iteration - the third after a Japanese version in 1987, and the Richard Gere-starrer in 2009 - is a hit at the box office. There have been tales of other devoted hounds such as Greyfriars Bobby, but none with the global impact of Hachiko. A bronze statue of him has stood outside Shibuya Station in Tokyo, where he waited in vain for a decade, since 1948. The statue was first erected in 1934 before being recycled for the war effort during World War Two. Japanese schoolchildren are taught the story of Chuken Hachiko - or loyal dog Hachiko - as an example of devotion and fidelity. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerDo2 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Should be enshrined at Ripley's Believe it or Not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Completely misleading headline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Loyalty is something specific to dogs , not people . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said: Loyalty is something specific to dogs , not people . Just wanted feeding, dog propaganda ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogNo1 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Wow! I wonder how many foreigners have met Japanese girlfriends in front of Hachiko. They must number in the millions by now. When I started meeting girls there in 1979, it was a common meeting place. With the ambiguity inherent in spoken Japanese, it was a much more reliable place than station entrances, etc. In the early days, I was amazed that none of the girls stood me up without letting me know that they wouldn’t be coming by a telephone call to someone who came to notify me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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