Some people say that life is a play, everyone is playing a different role, and sometimes we get tired of our role and want to change roles to experience a different life.
Some people will choose to change their lives by traveling, studying Xi and starting a business, while others will choose more extreme ways to achieve their dreams, such as becoming an animal, which may sound ridiculous but is real.
In Japan, there is a man named Toco (hereinafter referred to as Toko or Toko Ichiro), in order to realize his dream of becoming a dog, he spent 2 million yen (about 100,000 yuan) on plastic surgery and customized a set of realistic dog puppet costumes, turning himself into a "dog".
In daily life, he also shared his life as a dog on social media, which aroused heated discussions and attention from netizens. So, what's the story? Let's talk about it today.
The reason why it becomes a dog
Tocco, a Japanese man in his 30s from Saitama Prefecture, has had a dream since he was a child, which is to become a four-legged walking animal, especially a dog: "I have had a dream of being an animal since I was a child, so I ordered a puppet costume. ”
For his dream, many people think that it stems from his love for animals, but this is not the case, but it has something to do with what happened when he was a child.
According to some media reports, Toko Ichiro was born and raised in a relatively unhappy family, and his parents often beat and scolded him for no reason. We all say that parents are the best harbor for their children, but Toko doesn't feel any protection, just daily scolding.
Under such circumstances, the young mind suffers from scars that are difficult to heal, and lives in an endless haze every day. In this haze, the only thing that can give him warmth is a loyal sheepdog.
Whenever he was wronged, Toko Ichiro would find his partner to confide in, this shepherd dog is also very human, every time he will use his own hair to soothe his face, and slowly the two will establish a deep friendship.
We all know that dogs are generally between 12 and 15 years old, which means that Toko Ichiro died when he first entered the adolescent years. There is also a theory about this matter, that is, the father killed the dog.
Regardless of the way the dog died, Toko Ichiro lost his best friend, became taciturn, lonely, and depressed, and even felt that human society was boring, complicated and tiring, while the life of animals was simpler and happier than that of humans.
I don't know when Toko Ichiro actually gave birth to "want to experience the feelings of animals without the confines of humans", and has been looking for opportunities to realize his dreams.
The process of turning into a dog
At first, Toko Ichiro's desire to become a dog was just an idea, and his purpose was to regain the joy of his childhood through this form of cosplay, and to find the shadow of that dog.
As time passed, this idea became stronger and stronger, and slowly he took action, which caused quite a stir in Tokyo. Toco put a lot of effort and price into becoming a dog, spending a lot of money on surgery to modify his body, and finding a special studio to design realistic dog hair.
At that time, he first found a studio that could make realistic animal puppet costumes, which were not easy to do, because there was not much demand for such puppets and it was not easy to find them on the market.
After some searching, Toco eventually found a special styling studio called "Animal Friends", which specializes in making all kinds of animal-related props and has a lot of experience and technology.
Soon he placed an order with the studio to make a dog puppet outfit, and chose his favorite dog breed, the Shepherd, because this dog is relatively large, and can hide the human skeleton form well, and looks like a real dog.
With a perfect dog puppet outfit, the next step is a facelift, after all, there is still a big difference between people and dogs. As a result, Toko spent nearly 2 million yen on multiple plastic surgeries to reduce his body shape and change his face to look more like a dog.
According to relevant media reports, during the production of the suit and the plastic surgery, Toco was full of anticipation and excitement, imagining what he would look like as a dog every day, and preparing for his own dog life.
He even stocked up on dog supplies, such as dog food, leash and cage, and gave himself the dog's name Toto.
Fast forward 40 days, Toko's cosmetic surgery is almost complete, and he has received the coveted dog puppet costume. The Muppet costume is very elaborate and made exactly according to Tocco's requirements, from the color, hair, eyes, nose, ears, tail and other details, it is no different from a real Curley.
There are even some special designs, such as the ability to open the mouth, the ability to wag the tail, the ability to make dog barks, etc., which will make people feel like a real dog.
When he received the puppet costume, Tuoke was very happy and immediately wore it on his body to experience the pleasure of being a dog.
It becomes the result of a dog
After donning the dog puppet costume, Toco began his dog life, wearing the puppet costume every day to imitate the dog's behavior, such as walking on four legs, sniffing with his nose, and licking things with his tongue......
Tocco's dog life is also supported and accompanied by his girlfriend, who is also a girl who likes animals and also owns a Pomeranian named Mimi, so when she heard that her boyfriend dreamed of being a dog, she was very supportive and understanding.
Even every day, she treats Toko like her own dog, feeding, bathing, grooming and petting, etc., and in her spare time, she will take Toko and Mimi out for a walk, let them run in the park, communicate with other dogs and enjoy the sun and air.
For such a thing, my girlfriend feels very happy and warm, and thinks that the two dogs are very cute and obedient. If you don't mention it to outsiders, it's really hard to see that one of the two dogs is real and the other is fake.
Toco also opened an account on Twitter, called "Toto's Dog Diary", and every day he uses his mobile phone to take pictures of his dog's life, upload it to Twitter to share with netizens, eat and sleep, play and walk, and interact with his girlfriend and Mimi.
Soon his Twitter attracted the attention and comments of netizens, some negative and some positive, but Tuoko didn't care, and said: I feel like I have become a dog, and I feel very happy to realize my dreams......
In fact, there are many people in Japan who pursue various role-plays like Toko Ichiro, and most of them will dress up as the ideal image in their minds, but this kind of dressing up as a dog and spending 2 million yuan on plastic surgery is really rare.
Toko Ichiro also explained about this: It is like an instinct engraved in the depths of my DNA, and this feeling cannot be explained...... I have to sigh that there are no wonders in the world.
What do you think differently about this?