![]() There are moments in this movie that only a dog parent can appreciate, the ones that brought some smiles were when Hachiko destroys the child’s home work, and Richard Gere trying to teach ‘Fetch’ to Hachi, and my personal favourite when Joan Allen says – ‘the dog’s already taken…I’m sorry’ making the decision when she sees her husband and daughter bond over the orphaned bundle of joy. The music was so beautiful I could cry all over again. If Hachi’s eyes and loyalty weren’t enough to melt one’s heart, the score of the movie sure will. ![]() Hachiko's first attempt to follow his master But never in a million years would I have thought that seeing this real life story in reel form would bring out this kind of reaction in me. It used to be such a heart warming story when I was a kid. I remember it like it was yesterday, my mum and dad used to tell us about the story of Hachi when my sister and I were little and that a statue was erected in his honor in front of the Shibuya railway station. “Incroyable”! And my heart goes out to this beautiful Akita who went on to become Japan’s national symbol of loyalty. This true life story has an unbelievable amount of depth and told with a poignancy that takes ones breath away. Many were the times I almost reached out to Hachiko wanting to gather him into a hug and talk to him, comfort him and do something to give him some closure. The movie was so real, I was experiencing these emotions as if I were watching it happen, and very few movies allows the audience that privilege. ![]() Nor have I ever heard myself cry and sob out so loudly with gut wrenching sadness while watching a movie either….feeling for Hachi, and at times feeling like a scum, almost like a traitor keeping a secret, that I knew what happened to his master all this time…and keeping it from him. I don’t think I have ever seen a movie that made me cry this much, or made me feel this helpless sitting on the other side of the screen and frustrated at not being able to do a thing about it.
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