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出典: くみこみックス

In Japan, Hachiko, the Akita dog, was born on November 10, 1923 and died on March 8, 1935; millions of Japanese have remembered Hachiko for his loyalty to his owner: Hidesaburo Ueno. A professor at the agriculture department at Tokyo Imperial University, Ueno was given the dog in 192 Ueno known as him Hachi.

The 'ko' on the end of Hachi's name is often a suffix showing affection. About a year later, Ueno had a stroke at the university and passed away. While Hachiko was put in a brand new home, the loyal Akita would but at all times go to Ueno's residence and wait. Later Hachiko was placed in Shibuya with a breeder. Every evening Hachiko would walk to Shibuya Station, sit and wait for his dead master to emerge from the station.

Hachiko continued this for many years right after Ueno's death. Japanese began to refer to Hachiko and his faithfulness to his lengthy deceased owner. One of Ueno's students wrote articles on Hachiko and his faithfulness. In October 1932, 1 of these articles appeared in Tokyo's largest newspaper, reporting on Hachiko waiting for his deceased owner; Hachiko became renowned across Japan. The very first Hachiko movie was developed. Teru Ando created the very first sculpture of Hachiko, which was put in front of Shibuya Station in April 193

Hachiko died in March the after year on a street in Shibuya with filarial worms in his heart and 3 to 4 yakitori sticks in his stomach. In 1944, Hachiko's statue was melted down for metal as part of the war effort. Several years after the war ended, Takeshi Ando, the son of Teru Ando, made the second Hachiko sculpture. On August 15, 1948, the bronze statue was unveiled.

In 1987, a second Hachiko movie appeared in Japan; the movie was a blockbuster. There have been references to Hachiko in common culture in America considering then. Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword, the 2009 animated film, refers towards the legend of Hachiko. Matt Groening's Futurama has an episode titled "Jurassic Bark" that is very same towards the story of Hachiko. A number of kids's books in the English-speaking globe have too featured Hachiko.

Next month a Hachiko remake with Richard Gere is usually released in Japan. An American release will follow in October. The film was produced in Rhode Island.

I believe we take to this narrative of Hachiko since Hachiko becomes the symbol of unconditional love and loyalty in a world in which each have conditions. In the actual globe really like and loyalty depend on a laundry list of aspects. We picture thirty or fifty years ago that both love and loyalty had been constant and enduring. We may perhaps say that long ago, employees were loyal and stayed at the identical job or using the similar team their entire lives. We may perhaps say that married people stayed together considering that they basically loved both other. We might possibly have a whole lot of images of how life made use of to be.

I wish I believed that there was such a time. Although we could be experiencing a globe depression correct at present, I think that the globe is only superficially unique right now. Love and loyalty are based on relationships and possibilities and behaviors. Given our world, Hachiko becomes a hero. He is the preferred being: continually faithful, loving and accurate. We may yearn for the people about us to shower us with such loyalty. Regrettably Hachiko's world is very different from the globe that a number of of us live in.