《忠犬八公的故事》于2009年上映，是一个改编自发生在日本的真实故事。故事讲述了一位大学教授在深夜的车站偶遇了一只小秋田犬并最终收养了它，按小狗的项圈饰物记号取名为“Hachi”（即日语“八公”的发音)。八公一天天长大，也越发聪明。每天早上，八公将教授送到车站，傍晚等待教授一起回家。这样日复一日，惹得车站里的常客羡慕不已。可不幸的是，教授因病辞世，再也没有回到车站，然而八公在之后的9年时间里依然每天按时在车站等待，直到最后死去。
哭过之后，我便好奇地找到了更详细的关于八公的真实故事：
1924年，秋田犬八公被它的主人上野秀三郎带到东京，上野秀三郎是东京大学农业系的教授。每天早上，八公都在家门口目送着上野秀三郎出门上班，然后傍晚时分便到附近的涩谷火车站迎接他下班回家。这样的幸福生活一直持续到1925年，一天晚上，上野秀三郎并没有如常般回到家中，他在大学里突然中风，抢救无效去世了。
之后八公由小林菊三郎收养，但八公常常从小林家逃出来，一次又一次回到从前住过的地方。八公犬并不了解主人已经离世了，依然每天跑到涩谷火车站寻找旧主人，而这一等就是十年。
Later, Ueno Hide Saburo's students found Hachiko in the train station, and followed him back to Kobayashi's home, where he learned Hachiko's story from Kobayashi's mouth. Soon after, the student published an investigation report on Akitas in Japan that included Hachiko's story. In 1932, this report was published in one of the largest newspapers in Tokyo, and Hachiko became the focus of the whole country. His loyalty to the master moved the Japanese people. Teachers and parents took Hachiko as an example of loyalty to the family to educate children. He taught the people what love and unyielding loyalty are, and everyone called it "the loyal dog". Today, the bronze statue of Hachiko still stands at Shibuya Station, and the station entrance near the statue is called "Hachiko entrance".
I've always heard that Japanese people like dogs because they symbolize loyalty, and they say they symbolize the Japanese spirit. Although I don't like the sensational tone of the Japanese series, we can't deny that the delicate and gentle portrayal of Japanese film and television works is really in place. In 1987, the Japanese put Hachiko's story on the screen, which is said to have generated 4 billion yen in box office revenue. The American version also made waves.
I haven't seen the Japanese version, so I can't compare the pros and cons of the two, so let's talk about the American version. Personally, I think its most unique feature is the use of images to show Hachiko's perspective, because the dog's eyes only have black and white, so what it sees is black and white. Although these parts are not many, they add a lot to the style of the film and the shaping of Hachiko. Before the master died, Hachiko's perspective was lively and lovely, and black and white and color complemented each other, fully showing the taste in life; after the master died, the black and white world in Hachiko's eyes became more tragic, which also matched the affectionate and heavy second half. style. The film is not long, and it simply tells the story, as if this is life and not a movie. But it is this simple feeling that touches us deeply. We are moved by Hachiko's loyalty, because a dog has done something that is difficult for people to persevere. The story of Hachiko in the film was told by the protagonist's little grandson in the school class. He finally said that Hachiko is the hero in his heart because "it tells me never to forget the person you love". Saying these words from a child's mouth made me feel more real, because when adults say these words, they are either sad or hypocritical, and in the eyes of children, love is loyalty, simplicity, and no need to hide.
In fact, there are really many movies about dogs, mostly Japanese and American. A few years ago, there was a very literary film in China, "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog", which also won a lot of awards, but that story is still far from us after all. Of course, all of these have their own strengths. If you are interested, please take a look at them one by one!
Nowadays, more and more people like to keep pets, and there are more and more types, but they are still mainly cats and dogs. They are old friends of human beings. That year, my mother also asked for a two-month-old puppy from a relative's house under my strong instigation. At that time, I happened to be "unemployed" at home, so I called myself its nanny, which was a real test. Back my patience. My cousin told me that dogs can read human expressions, so they know when you're angry and when you're happy. And I found that the dog also has expressions, sometimes I wonder what it is thinking when it squatting on the ground and staring at the blue sky? It is said that the most legendary thing about my dog is that he came back on his own one night after my father was lost in the vegetable market for three days. My dad is very proud of this. I know that he had a special relationship with dogs when he was a child, so today my dad is the closest to him in our family, and my dad is also the favorite of my dog. During that time, I always felt that life was very beautiful. Every day before I stepped into the house, a little thing jumped up and jumped left and right, and there was no reason at all. Because from the moment it entered your door, it has been happy for your existence in this life.
Humans always feel that they are great and that they are omnipotent. But there are really things humans can't do. Just like in the film, the wife refused to adopt her husband at first because she didn't want her husband's time to be occupied by Hachiko, but then her husband died and she left the sad place. When she came back ten years later, she found that only Hachiko was still waiting for her husband's return. In fact, Hachiko understands, it knows that the owner is no longer there, but it still chooses to wait. Because it believes that the greatest mission in this life is to wait for its master. This is the fate arranged by God in the dark. In the middle of a snowy night, Hachiko saw the master finally walking towards it, and was finally waited by it, fulfilling its ten-year small expectation. Really, if it were a human being, I don't know how many people would be able to wait like this. Maybe it's just an impromptu emotion.
I often think that in the future I will have my own home, I want to raise a beautiful and smart dog, and cherish a relationship that is not complicated and tangled. It is as simple as this, and I will accompany it and never give up. It used my life for my ten years, and I will do what I say for such a long time.
After writing PS, I still feel that I am very poor at words, and Hachiko's eyes always appear in front of me. Why is it that the simpler the emotion is, the more inexpressible it is? (skinny rice in Chinese)
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