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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] Hachikō was born on November 10, 1923, at a farm near the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture. [3]
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 ...
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 ...
#13 Last Picture Of Hachiko, The Faithful Dog Who Waited For Over 9 Years Outside Shibuya Station For His Master To Return Even After He Had Died. (Colorized, 1935) Image credits: zadraaa
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.
A Dog of Flanders is an 1872 novel by English author Marie Louise de la Ramée published under her pseudonym "Ouida". It is about a Flemish boy named Nello and his dog, Patrasche, and is set in Antwerp. In Japan, Korea, Russia, Ukraine and the Philippines, the novel has been a popular children's classic for decades and has been adapted into ...
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.
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.