The first thing I watched was actually the American version of "The Faithful Dog Hachiko". I was not impressed. I heard that the original version was the work of Japanese director Seijiro Kamiyama in 1987. With respect for the work, I opened the film. I finished watching this movie in almost two hours, and I was deeply touched. In comparison, the original version has more depth than the American version.
In Akita Prefecture in 1932, there was heavy snowfall, and a purebred Akita cub was given to a university professor for domestication. The university professor's name is Ueno. Ueno's daughter is very happy with the sudden puppy, but Ueno and his wife are embarrassed. Later, Ueno's daughter fell in love and was pregnant with a child. The boyfriend said he was responsible for Ueno's daughter. Without further ado, the wedding will be held on the same day. Hearing this, Ueno turned his anger into joy. After his daughter got married, Ueno put all his love and hard work on the puppy, and named it Hachi. Every day when he commutes to get off work, Aba must wait at the station. The four seasons of the year, rain or shine, amaze passers-by and become a local scenery. The emotion of master and servant is heaven and earth. Adapted from a true story, the film was the 1987 box-office champion in Japan, with a box-office record of 5.4 billion yen.
One of the characters in this movie, Hidejiro Ueno, is a professor at the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Tokyo who likes to keep dogs. After the death of Kinsika, the dog who brought infinite joy to the Ueno family, Professor Ueno received a pure-bred Akita as a gift from his students. The student's gift gradually enveloped the gloom of the Ueno family. As the protagonist of the movie, Ueno is undoubtedly a very plump character. He is kind and loving, and he is a good owner for the puppy Hachi. After Hidejiro Ueno's death, Hachi still came to the station sooner or later, spending his whole life to accompany and wait for those who would never return, until a windy and snowy evening seven years later, the frail, frail Hachi, slowly He fell into the snow next to the station and never got up again. Aba is very loyal to his master. After his master's death, he still waits at the station every day, looking forward to his master's reappearance until the last moment of his life. At this moment, I burst into tears, for Ah Ba's loyalty.
The film was nominated for a Japan Film Academy Award in 1988. The music in every scene of the dog's appearance is just right, and the human play also contains the unspeakable meaning of East Asian culture, which makes the final result sublime to a height rarely seen in animal films. Coupled with the unique dreamy texture of Japanese movies in the 1980s, this movie can represent the purest side of Japanese culture. Light, shadow, and emotion are just right, adding more charm to the movie.
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