Indeed. Somewhat generic dog's tale. Yet the emotion was too overwhelming for me to handle.
Each moment I was with the film, every forms of positive feelings blossomed before me. From family warmth, to especially dog-to-master's deep devotion, tugged on the heartstrings.
The plot thickens when Parker pass on, and Hachi starts to wait on his master's return at the train station. Same time, same place, everyday for 10 years.
The moment you cannot resist.
His every facial expression (if dog has one) speaks his emotions like he truly comprehend. No matter how people tell him to stop, he keeps on waiting for his master's return.
The film is based on real-life event in 1924, in Japan of a professor named Hidesaburo Ueno, owned a dog pet, named him Hachiko.
A statue was being built for Hachiko at the Shibuya Station, in Tokyo.
An American version by Richard Gere. (2009)