Comments on: Hachikō: A Dog’s Story http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/ back from the dead Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:56:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Kathy http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5607 Kathy Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:43:29 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5607 so sorry, I guess it went right over the head. Actually they have a representitive from Japan here "watching" to make sure the "American" version doesn't stray too far from the legend-or so I've been led to believe. Filming is just wrapping up and our dog is coming home on the 14th. Can't wait to see the movie! :o) Kathy so sorry, I guess it went right over the head.
Actually they have a representitive from Japan here “watching” to make sure the “American” version doesn’t stray too far from the legend-or so I’ve been led to believe.
Filming is just wrapping up and our dog is coming home on the 14th.
Can’t wait to see the movie!
:o)
Kathy

]]> By: Roy http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5514 Roy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:10:16 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5514 Kathy, it was supposed to be a joke, because the distance from Rhode Island to Maine is approximately the same as Tokyo to Akita, roughly. Obviously no one understood my bad joke. Anyways, I never thought this post would attract so many comments especially from someone related to the film. Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your Akita in the film. There was a segment about the film on Japanese TV this morning. I'm sure as it gets close to release there will be much more publicity about it. Perhaps you'll be able to accompany your Akita to Japan for the premiere! Kathy, it was supposed to be a joke, because the distance from Rhode Island to Maine is approximately the same as Tokyo to Akita, roughly. Obviously no one understood my bad joke.

Anyways, I never thought this post would attract so many comments especially from someone related to the film. Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your Akita in the film. There was a segment about the film on Japanese TV this morning. I’m sure as it gets close to release there will be much more publicity about it. Perhaps you’ll be able to accompany your Akita to Japan for the premiere!

]]> By: Kathy http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5513 Kathy Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:59:45 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5513 And just where did you get this information? There will be three Akitas portraying Hachiko, one was bred by me and the other two belong to a dear friend of mine. All three were bred here in the US and contain recent Japanese pedigrees. And just where did you get this information?
There will be three Akitas portraying Hachiko, one was bred by me and the other two belong to a dear friend of mine. All three were bred here in the US and contain recent Japanese pedigrees.

]]> By: Monica http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5509 Monica Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:05:02 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5509 I hate to disappoint you, but there is much evidence to support these accounts as being true. Perhaps when you were a child you heard echos of the Greyfriars Bobby story, or some other similar story. OK. Both relatively modern stories have been researched thoroughly using sound and subjective sources--there were many, many witnesses in each case. It sounds like you want to dismiss these accounts for some reason before you know what the facts are. You speculate that these 'stories' are some sort of archetypal wishing, or some kind of mass psychosis (?), before you would be willing to accept the possibility that such fidelity actually exists in dogs. I suggest you do the research if you are in doubt, before putting forth theories that truly dishonor the facts--and the animals that live in our midst, whose reality we casually dismiss every day, much to the loss of the world. I respectfully suggest you do the research yourself, or contact a historian to do the research for you, if you want to clear this up. This is true stuff. And there have also been many dogs who, having not seen a beloved master for many years, reconcile with their master as if there had never been a separation. This characteristic was noted in the Skye Terrier, which was the breed of the Greyfriar's Bobby. Good luck to you. I hate to disappoint you, but there is much evidence to support these accounts as being true. Perhaps when you were a child you heard echos of the Greyfriars Bobby story, or some other similar story. OK. Both relatively modern stories have been researched thoroughly using sound and subjective sources–there were many, many witnesses in each case. It sounds like you want to dismiss these accounts for some reason before you know what the facts are. You speculate that these ’stories’ are some sort of archetypal wishing, or some kind of mass psychosis (?), before you would be willing to accept the possibility that such fidelity actually exists in dogs. I suggest you do the research if you are in doubt, before putting forth theories that truly dishonor the facts–and the animals that live in our midst, whose reality we casually dismiss every day, much to the loss of the world. I respectfully suggest you do the research yourself, or contact a historian to do the research for you, if you want to clear this up. This is true stuff. And there have also been many dogs who, having not seen a beloved master for many years, reconcile with their master as if there had never been a separation. This characteristic was noted in the Skye Terrier, which was the breed of the Greyfriar’s Bobby. Good luck to you.

]]> By: Akitajin http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5508 Akitajin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:04:34 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5508 You can find video of it on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpqYxTjSa9Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqaDCBIWdi8&feature=related These are just two examples, but there are more vids of the shooting of the movie You can find video of it on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpqYxTjSa9Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqaDCBIWdi8&feature=related

These are just two examples, but there are more vids of the shooting of the movie

]]> By: blue http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5492 blue Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:16:16 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5492 I do not think Richard Gere has any Japanese blood either. Anyway, now you can watch this CNN piece about this movie. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2008/03/24/quest.canine.co.star.bk.d.cnn Actually they are using Japanese Akita for this film, not American Akita and Shiba pups as an Akita puppy. In case you do not know, Japanese Akitas and American Akitas are now two different breeds. I do not think Richard Gere has any Japanese blood either.
Anyway, now you can watch this CNN piece about this movie.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2008/03/24/quest.canine.co.star.bk.d.cnn

Actually they are using Japanese Akita for this film, not American Akita and Shiba pups as an Akita puppy.
In case you do not know, Japanese Akitas and American Akitas are now two different breeds.

]]> By: rafael http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5453 rafael Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:03:13 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5453 oh sweet, welcome back. oh sweet, welcome back.

]]> By: Gary http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5449 Gary Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:32:34 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5449 I'm just guessing that the rumor is just that - a rumor. Perhaps it was started because of Richard Gere's portrayal of a Japanese-American in the Akira Kurosawa-directed movie of 1991 titled "Rhapsody of August" or 八月の狂詩曲。 If he really was of Japanese heritage wouldn't the publicity department of this movie's marketers have had a field day? So my guess is - fiction. Besides, if Richard Gere had had a Japanese grandparent wouldn't he have gone into singing enka instead of acting? Like <a href="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080222p2a00m0et016000c.html" rel="nofollow">B-boy Jero</a>? (Just joking). I’m just guessing that the rumor is just that - a rumor. Perhaps it was started because of Richard Gere’s portrayal of a Japanese-American in the Akira Kurosawa-directed movie of 1991 titled “Rhapsody of August” or 八月の狂詩曲。

If he really was of Japanese heritage wouldn’t the publicity department of this movie’s marketers have had a field day?

So my guess is - fiction.

Besides, if Richard Gere had had a Japanese grandparent wouldn’t he have gone into singing enka instead of acting? Like B-boy Jero? (Just joking).

]]> By: Joanna http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5448 Joanna Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:11:45 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/pop-culture/hachiko-a-dogs-story/#comment-5448 There's a rumor going around the half-Japanese community that Richard Gere is 1/4 Japanese. Fact or fiction??? There’s a rumor going around the half-Japanese community that Richard Gere is 1/4 Japanese. Fact or fiction???

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