李察基尔催泪演绎人狗情未了
本帖最后由 罗珠达哇 于 2009-12-5 17:08 编辑昨天含泪看了李察基尔主演的新片《忠犬八公的故事》，改编自日本影片，取材于日本的一个真人真事。李察基尔在片中扮演一位教授，偶然捡到一只日本秋田幼犬，带回家抚养，并取名“八公”。“八公”每天都去车站接送教授上班、回家，风雨无阻。突然有一天，教授突发疾病撒手人寰，但是从第二天开始，八公仍然每天去车站等候教授的那个地点，默默等待教授出现，一直坚持了九年，直到自己老死。在日本，人们在“八公”等候教授九年如一日的那个涉谷车站立了一块铜像，以永久纪念这只忠犬。
导演曾执导过《浓情巧克力》，在表现“八公”的情绪上颇见功力。印象较深的，一是用黑白镜头展示“八公”的POV，即“主观”，因为狗都是色盲的；二是能够用摄影机抓住“八公”微妙的表情变化，如撒娇、淘气、亲热、迷惑不解，以致最后因教授辞世而情绪低落、萎靡不振，甚至产生教授复活的幻觉，并在幻觉中自己也进入天堂……。
李察基尔虽然老了，但是依然性感不减当年，在表演上也独具匠心。你可以看出，他的爱心在妻女和爱犬中游离，可以看出他对动物的挚爱和寄托。在他表演突发疾病死亡的时刻，更可以看出一个老演员的表演素质，那一幕和我当年目睹的一位领导在办公室发病的情形一模一样。在温哥华上学的时候，听过表演系老师的课程，记得他们介绍表演“死”的种种技巧，比如，如何表现被枪击而死，如何表现服毒而死，如何表现犯病猝死……。
为了用镜头语言展示“八公”九年如一日等候教授，导演使用了视觉特效，在“八公”面部不变的特写后，展示出它身后那棵大树树叶由绿变黄，然后落叶缤纷，树枝变枯，然后又萌出新的树叶，渐渐变绿，再变黄……，周而复始，告诉人们，年复一年，冬去春来，四季更替，但是唯有“八公”对主人的一片忠心至死不渝。
建议大家有机会都看看这样的影片，它给人带来的情感上的震撼，远远超过《2012》这样的大片给人带来的视觉上的冲击。
Life
In 1924, Hachikō was brought to Tokyo by his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. During his owner's life Hachikō saw him off from the front door and greeted him at the end of the day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return on the usual train one evening. The professor had suffered a stroke at the university that day. He died and never returned to the train station where his friend was waiting.
Hachikō was given away after his master's death, but he routinely escaped, showing up again and again at his old home. Eventually, Hachikō apparently realized that Professor Ueno no longer lived at the house. So he went to look for his master at the train station where he had accompanied him so many times before. Each day, Hachikō waited for Professor Ueno to return. And each day he did not see his friend among the commuters at the station.
The permanent fixture at the train station that was Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together each day. They brought Hachikō treats and food to nourish him during his wait.
This continued for 10 years, with Hachikō appearing only in the evening time, precisely when the train was due at the station.
Publication
That same year, another of Ueno's faithful students (who had become something of an expert on the Akita breed) saw the dog at the station and followed him to the Kobayashi home where he learned the history of Hachikō's life. Shortly after this meeting, the former student published a documented census of Akitas in Japan. His research found only 30 purebred Akitas remaining, including Hachikō from Shibuya Station.
Professor Ueno's former student returned frequently to visit the dog and over the years published several articles about Hachikō's remarkable loyalty. In 1932 one of these articles, published in Tokyo's largest newspaper, threw the dog into the national spotlight. Hachikō became a national sensation. His faithfulness to his master's memory impressed the people of Japan as a spirit of family loyalty all should strive to achieve. Teachers and parents used Hachikō's vigil as an example for children to follow. A well-known Japanese artist rendered a sculpture of the dog, and throughout the country a new awareness of the Akita breed grew.
Eventually, Hachikō's legendary faithfulness became a national symbol of loyalty.
Death
Hachikō died on March 8, 1935. He was found on a street in Shibuya. His heart was infected with filarial worms and 3–4 yakitori sticks were found in his stomach. His stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo.
Remembrance
Bronze statues
The statue of Hachikō in Shibuya.In April 1934, a bronze statue in his likeness was erected at Shibuya Station (35°39′32.97″N 139°42′2.46″E / 35.6591583°N 139.7006833°E / 35.6591583; 139.7006833), 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 Takeshi Ando, son of the original artist who had since died, to make a second statue. The new statue, which was erected in August 1948, still stands and is an extremely popular meeting spot. The station entrance near this statue is named "Hachikō-guchi", meaning "The Hachikō Exit", and is one of Shibuya Station's five exits.
The Japan Times played a practical joke on readers by reporting that the bronze statue was stolen a little before 2AM on April 1, 2007, by "suspected metal thieves". The false story told a very detailed account of an elaborate theft by men wearing khaki workers' uniforms who secured the area with orange safety cones and obscured the theft with blue vinyl tarps. The "crime" was allegedly recorded on security cameras.
A similar statue stands in Hachikō's hometown, in front of Ōdate Station. In 2004, a new statue of Hachikō was erected on the original stone pedestal from Shibuya in front of the Akita Dog Museum in Odate.
Annual ceremony
Each year on April 8, Hachikō's devotion is honored with a solemn ceremony of remembrance at Tokyo's Shibuya railroad station. Hundreds of dog lovers often turn out to honor his memory and loyalty.
Hachikō in the media
Hachikō exhibited at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno. 1987 film
Hachikō was the subject of the 1987 movie Hachikō Monogatari (ハチ公物語?), which told the story of his life from his birth up until his death and imagined spiritual reunion with his master. Considered a blockbuster success, the film was the last big hit for Japanese film studio Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo.
2002 TV
Futurama, Season 4 Episode 7: Jurassic Bark. A flashback shows that Fry's pet dog Seymour faithfully obeyed Fry's last command, to wait for him in front of Panucci's Pizza until he came back from his delivery run on December 31, 1999. While Fry is trapped and frozen in the cryogenic lab, Seymour stays there as the years pass and he, the pizzeria, and Mr. Panucci begin to show their age; in the final shot, Seymour lies down and closes his eyes.
2009 Film
Main article: Hachiko: A Dog's Story
Hachiko: A Dog's Story, released in August 2009, is an American movie starring actor Richard Gere, directed by Lasse Hallström, about Hachikō and his relationship with the professor. The movie was filmed in Rhode Island, and also featured Joan Allen and Jason Alexander.
Books
Hachikō is also the subject of a 2004 children's book named Hachikō: The True Story of a Loyal Dog, written by Pamela S. Turner and illustrated by Yan Nascimbene. Another children's book, a short novel for readers of all ages called Hachiko Waits, written by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Machiyo Kodaira, was published by Henry Holt & Co. in 2004. Hachiko Waits received many literary awards including:
Winner, Dog Writer's Association of America Best Book of Fiction, 2005;
Winner, Alabama Emphasis on Reading Children's Choice Book Award, 2005–2006;
Third Place Winner, Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award of Illinois, 2007–2008;
Honor Book, National Christian Schools Association Children's Crown Award, 2007–2008;
Honor Book, ASPCA Henry Bergh Award, 2005;
Honor Book, Kiriyama Prize, 2005;
Finalist, Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award, 2007–2008;
Finalist, Iowa Children's Choice Award 2007–2008.
Hachiko Waits was released in paperback by Square Fish (an imprint of MacMillan) in 2009.
Hachikō is featured prominently in the 2008 novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. The novel revolves around the extraordinary relationship between the title character, his family and the dogs they raise.
Radio
In 1994, the Culture Broadcasting Network (CBN) in Japan was able to lift a recording of Hachikō barking from an old record that had been broken into several pieces. A huge advertising campaign ensued and on Saturday, May 28, 1994, 59 years after his death, millions of radio listeners tuned in to hear Hachikō bark. This event was testimony to Hachikō's continuing popularity.
See also
Greyfriars Bobby, the faithful Edinburgh dog
List of famous dogs
Shep (American dog)
References
1.^ a b c Kyodo News. "Hollywood the latest to fall for tale of Hachiko". The Japan Times, June 25, 2009.
2.^ Dog faithfully awaits return of his master for past 11 years story Posted Aug 18, 2007 by Chris V. (cgull) in Lifestyle of Digital journal. Accessed July 8, 2008
3.^ Opening of the completely refurbished Japan Gallery of National Museum of Nature and Science "In addition to the best-loved specimens of the previous permanent exhibitions, such as the faithful dog Hachikō, the Antarctic explorer dog Jiro and Futabasaurus suzukii, a plesiosaurus native to Japan, the new exhibits feature a wide array of newly displayed items." 2007 The National Science Museum, Tokyo. Accessed November 13, 2007
4.^ American Kennel Club (listed author): The Complete Dog Book: The Photograph, History, and Official Standard of Every Breed Admitted to AKC Registration, and the Selection, Training, Breeding, Care, and Feeding of Pure-bred Dogs, Howell Book House, 1985, page 269. ISBN 0876054637.
5.^ Ruthven Tremain, The Animals' Who's Who: 1,146 Celebrated Animals in History, Popular Culture, Literature, & Lore, Scribner, 1984, page 105. ISBN 0684176211. Accessed via Google Books August 21, 2008.
6.^ Hachikō Monogatari at the Internet Movie Database.
7.^ Anne Tereska Ciecko, Contemporary Asian Cinema: Popular Culture in a Global Frame, Berg Publishers, 2006, pages 194–195. ISBN 1845202376. Accessed via Goggle Books August 21, 2008.
8.^ Company credits for Hachikō monogatari (1987) from Internet Movie Database
9.^ Hachiko: A Dog's Story at the Internet Movie Database.
10.^ The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: Reviews.
11.^ Hachiko Speaks! from petpublishing.com
External links 这里有一个疑问，那就是“八公”九年如一日去车站等候教授，它是否不知道教授已经去世了呢？我在网上搜索有关资料，日本的资料记载，“八公”是在教授去世后一段时间才感悟到教授不在人世的，但依然坚持去车站等他。影片中却暗示，“八公”仔教授发病猝死的当天就已经预感到死神即将降临。 大家知道忠犬八公么？
忠犬八公（也作八千公，日语：忠犬ハチ公）（1923年11月10日－1935年3月8日），日本历史上一条具有传奇色彩的忠犬。其品种为秋田县大馆市的秋田犬。它的铜像竖立在日本涩谷车站前，深受日本人民的喜爱。
八公出生在日本秋田县大馆市。它的主人东京大学农学部教授上野英三郎一家特别喜欢养狗，但因为之前有过痛失爱犬的经历，曾经打算再也不养狗。但上野教授的女儿千贺子特别希望养一只纯种秋田狗，1924年3个月大的八公来到了上野教授的家。但，恰逢此时上野教授的女儿出嫁了，千贺子一颗心都扑在丈夫身上，不想再养八公。于是，八公便留在教授家，由教授精心的照料着。主人对八公的爱，甚至超过对外孙和妻子的爱。
教授给八公抓跳蚤，一起洗热水澡，有时候八公好玩把女主人养的花给弄坏了，惹怒了女主人，但教授还是维护着八公。尤其在教授出差时，特别关照家里人要好好照顾它，因为人有人的尊严，所以狗也要有狗的尊严。
八公很乖很懂事，每天都会送教授去车站上车，晚上准时去接主人回家。无论是酷暑难耐的夏天，还是在风雪交加的冬季，它每天都会这样接送教授。虽然它没有手表，但始终都是那么准时。
1925年的一天早上教授还是照常去上班，但八公却烦躁得不让去主人去上班。教授不明白八公的心思，照样去上班。八公回到家中，一直在院子里打转，似乎很烦躁。这一异样的举动让家里的仆人和女主人都赶了过来，问它有什么事情。八公喔喔喔地叫着，显得很着急。但众人却无法理解它的意思，便散去了。教授在讲课的时候忽然间因为心脏病发作而去世了，或许是八公有一种感应而变得那么的焦躁。所有的亲朋好友都来悼念上野教授，客厅设了灵堂，众亲友相继做最后的告别……忽然，被拴在院子里的八公挣断了绳索，跑到灵堂，有人试着阻拦八公，怕它捣乱。八公冲破重重阻碍，跑到教授的灵位前哀号着，眼中似乎有液体流出来……众人见状，都为八公如此重情而潸然泪下。第二天是出殡的日子，灵车已经就位，而八公却被铁链拴在大柱子那。它不停地哀号着，不停地挣脱着……灵车开动了，八公使尽浑身的力气终于挣脱了铁链，追逐着灵车而去。一路上奔跑着，哀嚎着……此时的八公只和教授夕相处了十七个月。
教授走了，女主人把房子卖了。八公被送到上和的一户人家去了。但八公每天都会不远千里的感到涉谷的车站像原来一样去“接送”教授，只是现在再也见不到教授了。也时常去老房子那里去等待教授的归来……因为无家可归，八公也成了一条“流浪狗”，常常饱一顿饿一顿，也时常会被凶狠的野狗欺负得遍体鳞伤。但即使是这样，八公还是每天从不间断的去车站“接主人”时间长了，车站的工作人员，周围的邻居，和路边小摊贩也被八公这样重情重义的举动所感动了。1932年，日本犬保存会的斋藤弘吉发现了涉谷站的老犬八公，写下八公的故事寄给了朝日新闻。故事发表后，引起极大的社会反响。1933年，雕刻家安藤照起意为八公塑像，很快募得了相关费用，将一尊八公铜像立在了涉谷站前。铜像揭幕有300多名流参加，八公“本狗”也出席了落成仪式。
一天又一天，一年又一年，无论是刮风下雨还是烈日炎炎，忠义的八公依然执著地在车站等待着教授。好心的小贩劝八公不要再等了，不要再等一个永远等不到的人，可是八公还是固执地等下去……在1935年3月8日，一个白雪纷飞的日子里，八公照常来到涉谷车站，此时的车站已没有往日的热闹，马路上零星走着几个人。原本强壮的八公因为长期得不到好的照顾和思念主人变得瘦骨嶙峋。八公用身子贴着铁门朝着车站内的过道，呜呜的哀鸣了几声，倒在了雪地里……它太累了，也太想念主人了，它需要休息了。它的灵魂来到了一片樱花烂漫的花园里，教授正在前方敞开双臂呼唤着他，八公向主人欢奔过去……主人和八公相互抱在一起，永远都不会分离了。
八公的告别式非常隆重，上野的未亡人、八公后来的主人小林夫妇、涉谷站里的乘客以及附近的居民都来了，妙祜寺的僧人也来为八公念经。死去的八公和主人葬在了一起，生前不能在一起的伙伴，终于在另一个世界里见面了。八公的毛皮被做成了标本，送进了上野的国立科学博物馆。
战争期间需要金属，八公像曾一度被熔。1948年，安藤照的儿子安藤士在涉谷站为八公重新立了像，这就是我们今天看到的这尊。
1987年日本松竹映画公司拍摄了《八公狗的故事》，正式把八公感人的事迹搬上了银幕。电影上映后大受欢迎，票房高达20亿日元。第二年，在八公出生的秋田县大馆市也为八公立了一座像。
但也有一种说法是，八公到车站并非去等待主人，而是为了得到车站前的烤鸡肉串而已。（八公死后，对其进行解剖的结果表明，其胃里发现有烤鸡肉串的残渣）
与上野英三郎相熟的牧隆泰（曾任台北帝国大学教授），写了些关于八公故事的细节补充，诸如八公是从哪儿来的，为什么叫这个名字，以及一些辟谣的真相：
1.上野先生死后，八公由小林菊三郎收养。而小林家附近就是涩谷车站的站长吉川家。吉川会带八公到站长室，也会给它吃东西。
2.八公因为太大只，伙食费很高，所以有时难免吃得不是很好或很够。而车站旁烤鸡店老板常会喂它吃东西。这也是它每天去车站的原因之一。
3.最重要的是，上野英三郎是驹场农科大学的老师，方向不同，并不会每天去涩谷站坐火车。事实上在八公与上野先生相处的十七个月中，每天它都是在家门口送迎主人的，有时会跟著主人走一段到学校，但并不是到车站。
故事实上八公的故事并非完全真实。但无论怎样，八公那可爱忠诚的形象已家喻户晓，日本还专门成立了八公狗慈善基金会。（编辑：淘淘）
页:
[1]