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Hachikō. Faithfully waiting for the return of his deceased owner for more than nine years until his death. Hachikō (ハチ公, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was a Japanese Akita dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno's death. [2 ...
Hachi: A Dog's Tale is a 2009 American drama film and a remake of Kaneto Shindo 's 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari. The original film told the true story of the Akita dog named Hachikō who lived in Japan 1923–1935. Hachi: A Dog's Tale is an updated American adaptation based on the Japanese film. This version, which places it in a ...
Hidesaburō Ueno. Hidesaburō Ueno, pictured c. 1923. Hidesaburō Ueno (Japanese: 上野 英三郎, Hepburn: Ueno Hidesaburō, January 19, 1872 – May 21, 1925)[1] was a Japanese agricultural scientist, famous in Japan as the guardian of Hachikō, a devoted Akita dog.
In April 1934, a bronze statue based in his likeness sculpted by Teru Andō [ ja ] was erected at Shibuya Station, and Hachikō himself was present at its unveiling. The statue was recycled for the war effort during World War II. In 1948, the Society for Recreating the Hachikō Statue commissioned [citation needed] Takeshi Andō, son of the ...
Box office. ¥3.4 billion. Hachikō Monogatari (Japanese: ハチ公物語, Hepburn: Hachikō Monogatari, The Story of Hachikō) is a 1987 Japanese drama film directed by Seijirō Kōyama and starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mako Ishino and Masumi Harukawa. The film depicts the true story of Hachikō, a loyal Akita dog who continued to ...
Statues of Taro and Jiro in Nagoya. The dogs' survival was a national news story at the time. Jiro continued working as a sled dog in Antarctica and died there in 1960; his remains were stuffed and moved to the National Science Museum of Japan, the same museum where Hachiko is displayed.
Greyfriars Kirkyard. Known for. Guarding the grave of his owner until he died himself on 14 January 1872. Owner. John Gray. Awards. Key to the City of Edinburgh. Greyfriars Bobby (4 May 1855 – 14 January 1872) was a Skye Terrier or Dandie Dinmont Terrier [1] who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave ...
Fietclub, either the date of death is wrong, or the word 'next' is misleading: "Even after Ueno's death in May 1925, Hachikō returned every day to the station to wait for him, and did so for the next 11 years." - "Hachikō died on March 8, 1935", if Hachikō returned every day till he died, that'd only be the next 9 years 10 months.