Posted March 27, 201015 yr http://files.myopera.com/opera%20kanta/blog/HACHI%20.JPG FaS37E3gKOU Most emotional film ever? Quite possibly. I don't cry easily at films, but my God I was weeping like a little bitch to this film! :( Seriously it's so, so sad. Has anyone else seen it?
March 27, 201015 yr I refuse to watch it, I can't hack films about abandoned animals. I was almost in tears during the trailer :(
March 28, 201015 yr I wanted to see it, but my BF is like you Daniel, he can't stand films where animals are abandoned or mistreated... Will get it on Box Office when he's out sometime. Actually I've seen the real Hachi, or at least the statue of him at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo...
March 28, 201015 yr Author He doesn't get abused or abandoned. Well he is abandoned at the beginning, but that's where Gere finds him and tries to find him a home etc... it's so good and sad. I promise you, other than the beginning (which it only lasts for a short while anyway) he doesn't get abused/mistreated what-so-ever. It's well worth the watch.
March 28, 201015 yr Author Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Based on a true story from Japan, Hachi: A Dog's Tale is a moving film about loyalty and the rare, invincible bonds that occasionally form almost instantaneously in the most unlikely places. College professor Parker Wilson (Richard Gere) finds a young Akita puppy that's been abandoned at the local train station, and he's instantly captivated by the dog. Assuming the dog's owner will return to the train station to claim him in the morning, Parker takes the puppy home overnight. But when no one comes to get the dog, Parker convinces his wife, Cate (Joan Allen), to welcome him as part of the family. He dubs the puppy Hachiko--Hachi, for short--because of the Japanese symbol for good luck that's hanging from his collar. Hachi is a somewhat peculiar dog that refuses to learn to fetch or master other people-pleasing tricks, but he is a faithful companion and friend to Parker, alerting him of potential dangers and accompanying him to the train station each morning and meeting him there after his return trip each evening. An unforeseen event will continually test Hachi's devotion. This film is neither overwrought nor sappy; it is heartfelt and immensely powerful despite its tendency to drag in a few places. Prepare to be moved to tears by this beautiful, seemingly simple film--it's about so much more than just the relationship between a man and his dog. --Tami Horiuchi
March 28, 201015 yr i was round my friends house last night and they'd gotten one of these dogs. i'm not sure what they're actually called but whatever it is it was well good. they make such weird noises though!
March 28, 201015 yr I wouldn't mind watching this film if the dog or his owner doesn't die as that will be sad :cry:
March 28, 201015 yr i was round my friends house last night and they'd gotten one of these dogs. i'm not sure what they're actually called but whatever it is it was well good. they make such weird noises though! I think it's a Japanese Akita...
March 29, 201015 yr I feel like watching this but i dunno it has the cheap straight-to-dvd look about it...
April 20, 201015 yr I couldn't bear watching it from the beginning waiting for the moment to cry so i rewinded to the middle to the time when the Richard's character dies. I've been weeping for the whole time after that, seriously. It's so emotional, i am getting sad even just thinking about it, must finish writing :'(
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