The national version of "Loyal Dog Bagong" is currently in theaters, the film is directed by Xu Ang, starring Feng Xiaogang, Chen Chong and the Chinese pastoral dog Big Yellow, telling the touching story of a loyal dog named Batu who persistently waits for the owner Chen Jingxiu.
This film is adapted from Shinto Kanto's original script "ハチ公物語語", and the original script is taken from real events in history:
Hachiko (ハチ公) is a legendary dog whose birth and death dates are accurate to the days (November 10, 1923 - March 8, 1935) in the records of the island nation. It used to go to Shibuya Station in Tokyo to welcome the return of its owner, Professor Hidezaburo Ueno, and even after the death of his master, he waited here for 10 years, and the deeds of loyal followers made the world unheard of it. Even when the Akita dog was still alive, a statue was erected for it.
The story of Hachiko the Loyal Inu was made into a movie on the big screen in 1987 and 2009 in Hollywood in Japan and the United States, respectively.
Presumably, many people have seen these two versions of "Loyal Dog Bagong" and have a certain understanding of the plot of the film, and our Chinese version of "Loyal Dog Bagong" is different from these two versions in that it uses the local Chinese pastoral dog as the protagonist of the story.
Chinese pastoral dogs are also known as earth dogs, big yellow dogs, vegetable dogs, and Shiba dogs..... They look honest and docile, and they are easy to feed.
It is regrettable that with the invasion of Western breed dogs, Chinese pastoral dogs have gradually become a neglected existence. This native dog born in China and raised in China has even become a banned dog in most cities! (a little ironic)
The national version of "Loyal Dog Bagong" chooses Chinese pastoral dogs as the protagonist, which to a certain extent also calls for people's attention and protection of native dogs.
It is worth mentioning that this film is not only emotional, but also the story behind the film is even more moving.
The elderly version of "Eight Tubes" in the film is played by the dog Rhubarb, who is actually an "old actor" who was adopted by director Hao Shuai 10 years ago and starred in the first film "33 Days of Wandering". It is a purely public benefit film that promotes the idea of protecting animals, refusing to kill, and using adoption instead of buying.
"33 Days of Wandering" is China's first film on the theme of Chinese pastoral dogs, and it is also the first public welfare micro-film about stray animals in Shenzhen.
That is, since this film, Rhubarb was adopted by director Hao Shuai, and now it has been raised for 10 years, the dog is getting older, and now Rhubarb's age is equivalent to 70 years old of human age, after filming "Loyal Dog Bagong", Rhubarb will retire and enjoy his old age.
Big Yellow is the Chinese pastoral dog that has performed the most in Chinese film history, and it has also appeared in many films such as "Daily Fantasy Guide", "Prison Plan", "The Cutest Emergency Room", "Police Raiders" and so on, and is a well-deserved "old actor".
Big Rhubarb's acting skills are also very good, the adult version of the "eight-barrel" Huang brother acting for the first time, not very good at acting when he can't wait for the owner when he is lost and sad, always cocking his tail, holding his head high, looking very happy.
Later, the director decided to let Rhubarb appear on the stage, hanging his tail and burying his head in his hands, and the sad mood was immediately there.
The adult "eight tubes" were also quickly learned. One can teach, the other can learn, the Chinese pastoral dog is so smart.
Big Yellow is so good at "acting", presumably its owner Hao Shuai must have paid a lot behind it. Director Hao Shuai has been keen on public welfare for many years, and before Rhubarb became an "actor", it was Hao Shuai who saved it from the dog meat market.
Hao Shuai said that Rhubarb was locked up in an iron cage, and in front of it was a slain companion, and Rhubarb was almost eaten. Every time he talks about this experience, director Hao Shuai can't help but choke.
When filming the movie "Loyal Dog Hachiko", chief director Xu Ang and animal actor director Hao Shuai made a very heart-warming decision, that is, to rescue dogs from the meat dog market.
Director Hao Shuai said that these small animals in the film were bought from the meat dog market, and even if they are not used, they can save one more. Many puppies did not act in the last shot, but they were also rescued because they looked like rhubarb, and they were eventually adopted.
Including Big Yellow, the director team rescued a total of 18 dogs and took a group photo of the dogs, which was very warm and touching.
I believe that everyone is most concerned about the fate of the dogs after the killing, director Hao Shuai said very definitely that the remaining dogs have found a home, they are fine, let everyone rest assured!
It can be seen from this that the national version of "Loyal Dog Hachiko" is not only touching in the content of the film, but also very touching in the story outside the film. The director team not only rescued many dogs, but also arranged the best destination for the dogs, so that they were free from the pain of wandering and killing, just rushing this heart-warming action, this film also deserves to be seen by more people.
So, have you all seen the national version of "Loyal Dog Hachiko"?