"Little Hachi" is the name of hachiko, the protagonist of the movie "Hachiko Tadashi Inu", it is the most famous dog in Japan and even the world, and the "Hachiko Statue of Agni Inu" towering in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Japan, and the statue of Professor Ueno and Hachiko on the campus of the University of Tokyo are symbols of its "fame".
However, the real Little Eight is not as lucky as in the movie "Loyal Dog Hachiko", but it is more tear-inducing than the Little Eight in the movie.
Real little eight photos
Kohachi is a Japanese native dog, a large dog, commonly known as the "Akita Dog". Like all Akita dogs, Kohachi's biggest feature is loyalty. Also because of their high loyalty, they were once a unique dog breed of the Japanese imperial family and nobility.
In the movie "Hachiko the Loyal Dog", it has been repeatedly emphasized that the Akita inu and humans can establish a very delicate connection, which is probably the reason why the Akita inu can become the "national dog" of Japan.
Compared with the movie, the acquaintance of the real Kohachi and the owner Professor Ueno is also quite dramatic. When Kohachi was born, there had just been a major earthquake in Japan, and in order to comfort his family, Ueno, a professor at the Ministry of Agriculture at the University of Tokyo, wanted to raise an Akita dog to comfort his frightened family.
In a sense, Kohachi came to Ueno's house: it was based on some kind of mission. But this mission is obviously greater than comforting the Ueno family.
In the movie "Hachiko the Loyal Dog", Professor Parker's wife did not like dogs at first, and in reality, Professor Ueno's wife did not like dogs. So, when Professor Ueno happily surprised The Little Eight to the Lady, the Lady almost jumped up and said, "A puppy!" Are you going to raise it? ”
The lady's reaction surprised Ueno, who looked at the lady and then at the puppy, "Yes, I named it 'Little Eight', it should be a good dog, maybe it can protect us." ”
Madame looked at the little milk dog that was licking and biting her husband's hand, and couldn't help but laugh: "It will bite randomly, it will still be sick, it will also lose hair, you know?" ”
Ueno heard that Madame didn't like Kohachi, but he liked the puppy so much that he was convinced that it could be liked by everyone. So, he smiled and hugged the dog to the lady and said, "Let's raise it for a week, a week!" Madame looked at her boyish husband and nodded helplessly in agreement.
Little Eight and the host in the movie
The process of Xiao Hachi's acceptance by Lady Ueno is quite tortuous, because it has a habit of biting, and many of their gadgets have not been spared. Bathing it is also a difficult task, and every time it is finished, it will throw them a body of water. As Madame said, it had only been a few days since its arrival, and it had a minor illness.
In order to raise Xiao Hachi, Ueno began to bring back various animal research books from the library, animal behavior research, animal diet, and everything. He also learned the method of "training dogs" in the book, and in order to train the dogs, he would even kneel on the ground and "demonstrate" the movements. Seeing such a husband, the lady naturally did not want to mention the matter of "sending the dog away" anymore.
Ueno was just 53 years old at the time, and his beloved daughter was married, and he needed a new spiritual sustenance. Madame understood this very well, so she began to take the initiative to accept Xiao Ba.
Compared to Professor Parker's Infinitus pet dog in the movie, Parker's prototype Ueno pet dog is also famous. After Xiao Ba was sick once, he yawned and he had to nervously check and inquire.
The real Kohachi also picks up Ueno professors every day to and from work, but the difference is that in the movie, Kohachi's pick-up and drop-off Ueno is always at Shibuya Train Station, and in reality, because Ueno's family lives near the University of Tokyo, Ueno always walks to and from work, and Kohachi picks him up and drops him up from home to the school entrance.
Every morning, it would take Ueno to the gate of the university, and when he entered, it would not return. When he left work, he always squatted at the school gate on time, and as soon as he left the school door, he wagged his tail and pounced on it...
The real Kohachi also often goes to Shibuya Train Station to pick up Professor Ueno. However, that was usually when he was on a long business trip. Every time Ueno went on a business trip, he would come to the station on time to wait, and he knew that he would always wait for him. Because he often waits for Ueno at the station, Kohachi is particularly sensitive to the whistle of the train.
As in the movie, Xiao Ba's time with the professor was only a short period of one and a half years. But in that year and a half, Little Eight grew from a small milk dog to a 70-pound dog, and it jumped up and could already lick Ueno's face. That year and a half was the best time in Kohachi's life, and perhaps the best time in Ueno's life.
Kohachi poses with the Ueno family and Ueno's friends
On May 21, 1925, Xiao Hachi was sent to school as happily as ever. In the movie, Xiao Eight had a premonition that something would happen to the professor that day, but the real Xiao Eight did not feel anything unusual. It knows nothing about the coming distinction.
That day, when Ueno was giving a lesson to a student, he suddenly had a cerebral hemorrhage and fell to the ground, and then never got up again. Xiao Ba did not know that his master was dead, so that day, he still went to the school gate to pick up people. Because it didn't receive it, it turned around and went to Shibuya Train Station: it thought its owner had gone on a business trip.
For three days in a row, Kohachi would go to the train station every day to wait for Professor Ueno, and for three consecutive days, he would not eat or drink.
After the funeral, the heartbroken Lady Ueno was no longer able to face the old house. She decided to sell the old house and move to her daughter's house. She couldn't take Little Eight with her, she was afraid to see it, and as soon as she saw it, she would think of her husband, of him and the way he rolled in the grass.
Before leaving, Madame sent Kohachi to Mrs. Ueno's relatives in Nihonbashi, and later, it was sent to Mrs. Ueno's relatives and friends. Apparently, no one had done the same to Ueno anymore, and it missed its master Ueno more and more. It was bent on returning to its original home and waiting for its owner.
Two years later, Kohachi returned to his original home as he wished, and he was fostered to the home of Professor Ueno's good friend and neighbor Kikuzaburō Kobayashi. In this way, Little Eight can see its former home at any time. Because it knew that the home was no longer its home, it only walked to the door every day to look at it, and never went in.
After being fostered at Kiku kobayashi's house, Kohachi still makes his way to Shibuya Train Station on time every day. Every time the whistle sounded, it crouched on the edge of the flower bed with its ears up, watching the people coming out of the train station gate, waiting for Ueno to come out. It always thinks: the host is far away, far away, so it needs to wait a long time.
Professor Ueno
Regardless of the wind or rain, it will appear at Shibuya Train Station on time. Therefore, its body is always dirty. Kobayashi Began to wash it back, but later became impatient. After a long time, it didn't look as clean as before, but there was still a ray of hope in its eyes.
For a long time, the people at Shibuya Train Station only knew that there was a dog at the station that squatted on the edge of the flower bed on time. Although some people have speculated about its intentions, it is only a dog after all, so who cares!
A small vendor once noticed Xiao Ba, who once said to someone:
"This dog never sleeps by the flower bed, every time he comes on time, and he is particularly vigilant to see the people coming out of the station, is he waiting for someone?"
Little eight waiting for the master in the movie
Of course, the vendor's doubts were ignored, and every time he said this to people, people quipped to him: "Your own business is not yet done?" Still have time worrying about a dog? Whether it's human or not, it's just a dog! ”
No one thinks it's strange for a dog to sit at the station door, even if it's so stubborn day and day...
One winter, the snow in Japan was surprisingly large, but Xiao Hachi still sat on the edge of the flower bed on time, and the snow fell on its body, head, and even ears and eyelids, and it did not care at all, only still holding its ears, staring, and watching the door of the train station open and close vigilantly.
People there come and go, but there is no one waiting for them.
Because the snow that day was so big that Xiao Hachi was so frozen that he couldn't stand it, the pedestrians at the train station noticed it and jokingly said: "On such a cold day, this dog has frozen into a snow dog, and this 80% is a stray dog!" ”
Because of the frequent wind and snow, Xiao Ba's body is not very good, sometimes, it gets skin diseases, sometimes, it gets coughing. While enduring bad weather and illness, it is often bullied by bear children and, at times, is chased away by shopkeepers for being too much like a stray dog. The most damning thing is that it has also been hurt by unscrupulous people nearby, bitten by stray dogs...
After the death of the owner, the real photo of the little eight
In the movie, after the death of the professor's owner, he was treated kindly by the shop owner and the well-wishers nearby, and people often even handed him hot ham. But in reality, for 7 years, it has not been treated well. Little Eight was treated kindly only after his story was written and reported by people with hearts.
The person who wrote the article was named Hiroyoshi Saito, and after "stalking" Kohachi for a long time, he finally determined that the old dog was waiting for someone. Subsequently, he dug up the story of Kohachi and Ueno and wrote an article called "The Story of the Cute Old Dog" and published it in the newspaper.
Countless people were touched after reading the story of Xiao Hachi, because the story of Xiao Hachi was so touching that after becoming famous, it was called "Loyal Dog Hachiko".
Report of Little Eight
From this time on, Xiao Ba's life was finally no longer as difficult as before. People, moved by its loyalty, no longer allow people or stray dogs to harm it, and even because of it, people no longer allow others to slaughter stray dogs in any name.
After Kohachi's deeds were reported, Ueno's lady came to Shibuya Train Station again. Although she had seen the relevant reports before, when she actually walked out of the station and saw Xiao Hachi sitting on the edge of the flower bed, she was still in tears. The scene of Ueno Lady and Kohachi saying goodbye was completely restored in the movie "Hachiko the Faithful Dog"——
After seeing Xiao Hachi, Lady Ueno slowly walked towards it with tears, and Little Eight was already very old at this time, and it slowly turned its head to look at Lady Ueno who was walking towards it. At this time, Lady Ueno realized that the hair on one side of its face had almost fallen out. The moment Ueno Lady and Kohachi's eyes met, she clearly felt that it was the person who understood her best.
"Little Eight, you really are Little Eight!" Lady Ueno looked at Lady Ueno with tears in her eyes, and Little Eight leaned her head against Lady Ueno with difficulty, and they hugged each other tightly.
Professor Lady with Elderly Little Eight
Lady Ueno didn't take Little Eight with her, she knew: No one could take it with them. Every day after that, Xiao Eight still sat on the edge of the flower bed of the station on time every day, watching the opening and closing door, and the flow of people coming in and out of the door...
Shortly after the deeds of Kohachi were reported, a bronze statue of Hachiko was erected in front of Shibuya Station. The unveiling ceremony was attended by 300 celebrities. Little Eight "Hon Dog" also attended the unveiling ceremony of the bronze statue. Since then, the station entrance near the bronze statue has been called "Hachiko Entrance".
This year, Xiao Eight was already 10 years old, because of the long-term wind and snow, coupled with hair loss, it looked older than the actual age.
At the unveiling ceremony, Xiao Eight didn't look like any spirit, and everyone knew that his life had entered the countdown.
Little Eight looked at his own statue
Less than a year after the statue was built, Xiao Hachi died of various diseases. When it dies, it's not like it does in the movie: it dies in front of the flower beds at the train station. For movies, of course, that is the most beautiful "home". But the real Kohachi did not die there, and its body was found near the Takizawa Hotel, not far from the train station, and its head was facing the direction of Shibuya Train Station.
The day Xiao Eight died was still a stormy day, and no one knew when he died. People only know that when it was found, the eyes were not completely closed, it was still waiting for Ueno, waiting for Ueno to return...
Kohachi's death in Japan is March 8, but in order to dilute its tragic color, the Japanese set its death date on April 8, because that is when the Japanese cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
No matter how the movie or the Japanese people "make changes", Xiao Hachi's life is destined to be a great tragedy: a year and a half of happy life, in exchange for a lifetime of waiting...
Fortunately, the real Little Eight was eventually buried with its owner Ueno, and it even had a tombstone that read: The Monument of the Loyal Dog Hachiko.
Xiao Ba is buried with his master in the same tomb
People can think: Little Eight, in the end, is waiting for the day of reunion...