Hachiko- A Dog's Tale

Hachiko- A Dog’s Tale

Cast : Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Sarah Roemer, Kevin Decoste

Director: Lasse Hallstrom

I am writing about a movie which is the story of a dog who was loyal to his master until death and even after the death of his master. I love the dog’s tale so much that I can't stay without writing about Hachiko.

Hachiko- A Dog’s Tale was released 2009. It is the remake of the Japanese Movie Hachiko Monogarti of 1987.

Little Hachiko journey begins from Japan who was sent to the United State. He was being sent to someone but he is lost at the train station. Professor Parker Wilson found him and tried to help him to find the owner. But Hachiko already chooses his master.

He took him home and soon they built a strong bond. The dog loves his master so much that he does not want to be apart from his master for a little while.

Hachiko had a regular routine to follow his master up to the train station because dogs were not allowed on the train and again go to the train station from home to pick Professor.

Every commuters, shopkeepers, guards, hot dog sellers started to notice dog following Professor around the train station. They all were pleased by the dog’s behavior toward his master.

One day Professor was going to work as usual but the dog did not follow him. Hachiko showed unusual behavior. He barked at him like he was trying to say something but could not say. Of course human cannot understand dog bark. The dog followed him up to station but there also he barked. Professor hugged him, make him ensure to return. But that day master did not return, He died at the university. 

As usual, the dog went to the station but he decided not to return from the train and go home. He waited until his son in law came to pick up Hachiko.

That day onward he was sad, stopped eating. He could not accept that the professor is no more. He would go to the station as usual, with the hope of finding his master. He would search the face of his master in every commuter. The dead person never comes.

After professor death his wife Cate Wilson sold the house and move to another place. Hachiko would stay with his daughter Andy Wilson and her husband Michael. Hachiko was missing his master too much that he would lay on the floor, stopped eating and whenever he got the chance to get out of the house he would go to the station to wait.

Every person in the station know Hachiko as Professor’s pet. He decided to wait and follow the rail tracks. He started to sleep around the tracks or under the obsolete train at night. Again whenever he heard the train coming he started to search the professor.

Every day he used to wait at the same spot at the station. Professor's daughter also freed Hachiko to wait at the station because every time he got the chance he would escape from the home.

Now even the journalist makes the story on Hachi  saying Faithful dog waits for his dead master.

Days passed, week, month, years passed he never stopped waiting. Summer, winter snowy night, he was not a concern, even he was not concerned to eat. But the kind person who knew professor would feed Hachiko.  Now that train station became the home of Hachiko.

After many years Professor’s wife saw Hachiko waiting at the station and she was surprised and emotional. Even tears fall from the hot dog seller’s eye seeing that scene.

One night he slept at the same spot where he waited and saw a dream where he and professor playing together.

This was the story of the professor and his pet by the professor’s grandson Ronnie at school.

Grandson considered Hachiko a hero. He learned the meaning of loyalty and should not forget who we have loved.

This movie is based on a real story. Hachiko was a Japanese dog.

The real Hachiko died in 1935 on March 8 at the age of 11. He waited for his master for so many years. For his honor, his scripture is made on the spot where he waited.
For his loyalty and love toward his master, he became an example of loyalty.

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