I am from Japan and Hachi statue has been our preferable landmark to meet in Tokyo. I appreaciate your reaction to his movie. I have met real dogs that have done the same thing to their owners. You both are so special..much love to you and family..

It is literally impossible not to cry at the end of this movie. Even if you watch it 20 times you will cry 20 times.

A grown ass 38 year old man here, i cried like a baby and was depressed for days after watching this movie, dogs truly are gods blessing.

My wife and two daughters still haven’t forgiven me for showing them this movie. They cried for an hour after!

Not only they made a statue of Hachi. They rebuilt it after it was destroyed during the WWII. I went to watch this at the cinema when it came out, with my girlfriend...cried like babies

I have known of this story and movie for a long time and it wasn't until this year that I finally gave in and watched it. it totally broke me into countless pieces. The hardest scene to watch was when we see Hachi walking slower because of old age.

You just can't be prepared for the emotions this movie causes. Then finding out it's true, makes it even more touching.

the real hachiko had a state funeral because the people repsected his devotion to his owner by waiting at the station for 9 years

My husband has been blessed with bonding with two dogs in his life to date. The bonds were so strong that I had to physically take them outside to the bathroom as neither one would leave his side when he was sick in bed. They refused food and water as well unless I brought the bowls to his bed. Unfortunately one has passed and the other one is still with us. She's old now but still remains faithfully beside him.

the japanese original is just as heartbreaking. I watched it when I was young and thought I could handle a reaction to the American remake of the film, but no - I'm bawling my eyes out just watching this. So much love and loyalty and tragedy.

I had an Akita that was a rescue dog. We named her Selena. An Akita is a unique animal. They are empaths, they are fierce, they are loyal, they are extremely smart and the love their family especially their person. Our dog slept and ate with our cats and the cats would rub against her legs and she would eat their food but they better not try to eat hers.

Oh man, this movie is such a tearjerker! I cried like a baby, just like any dog lover would. I could never keep my dog in the shed, though.

I cry every single time I watch this....also that brilliant soundtrack doesn't help to hold the tears in. I'm gonna go cuddle my dog now ❤

I've never seen the whole movie, just a couple of reactions from other channels I follow. But it brings me to tears. I'm a wreck right now watching this. I wish I can go to Japan and visit the Hachi statue. My foster parents had a couple of really nice dogs when I was growing up. I loved them. When Casey passed from an accident, I was devastated. He was a beautiful German Shepard/Husky cross, and only a few years old at the time. That was more than 30 years ago now, but I'd still love nothing more than to have him again by my side.

I’ve owned 3 Akitas in my lifetime and each of them were just as loyal. They are a very unique breed in this way. Highly intelligent and fiercely protective.

Most movies don't break me easily. The moment they showed him gray and old is when it hit me super hard. I love this movie and the story is touching too. I love that he had a monument made for him, reminded me a little of Balto.

This movie is a perfect reminder that, while dogs are only a part of our lives, we are our dogs' lives.

You two are hella brave for doing reactions to 'Dog movies'. There aren't too many movies that can get me tearing up but ones like Hachi, Marley and Me, A Dogs purpose etc have me bawling like a baby.

For any Futurama fans out there this story was also the inspiration behind the episode Jurassic Bark, where you learn that Fry's dog waited for him outside the pizza place Fry worked at for years until the day he died. Once of the sadest episodes of Futurama ever made

Yhis movie gets me every time. I've seen it a thousand times and it always makes me cry. I was lucky enough 3 uears ago to visit the statue they erected in his honor in Shibuya station. 😊

Hachi, Old Yeller, My Dog Skip, Marley and Me.....all heart breakers...

Jay needs to watch Old Yeller. I think he would really like it. Never heard of anybody that didn't, except it made them cry too much. This movie was just heartbreaking.

The greatest dog actor of all time is Jed, half wolf half half husky. You already saw him in his first movie "The Thing" where he played the alien dog. If you want to see Jed play a hero watch "The Journey of Natty Gann"(1985) such a beautiful movie. Or "White Fang"(1991) based on the classic novel.

Such a beautiful story. I've seen this movie several times and here I am with tears streaming from my eyes, even while my dog Shilo has sandwiched himself between my back and the chair and is licking the side of my face. The love of a dog is pure and unconditional and that's why every kid should have a dog growing up.

I love this movie. Even at 65 years old this had me in tears

This is such a lovely movie, I bawled my eyes out

Another true story of a faithful dog is Greyfriars Bobby, I think you would like this one too. “Walt Disney presents the remarkable true story of one of Scotland's most beloved and celebrated heroes - a terrier named Bobby! The enduring friendship forged between a tenderhearted shepherd known simply as Old Jock and his devoted dog cannot be broken - even by the kindly old man's death”.

Puppy breath is the best smell on the planet. Old Yeller is a lovely story and a classic Disney film. Movies about dogs are almost always wonderful and sad. The dog almost always dies at the end. Dogs teach us how to grieve.I have nothing against cats, I've just never had one. This film is directed by Lasse Halstrom, a Swedish director. He directed some Abba videos, but also directed What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Chocolat, My Life As A Dog and A Dog's Purpose (Apparently he really likes dogs.) and his first name sounds like Lassie. My dog Rufus is a very active dog, but he doesn't play fetch. He watches the person throw the ball and then says "Cool".

This movie, Ol' Yeller and Where the Red Fern Grows get me right in the feels every time.

Still crying watching the reaction. Hachi and all dogs are beautiful creatures...

Crazy that Richard Gere and Jason Alexander were both in Pretty Woman together all those years ago and get to be co-stars again.

I have only been able to see this twice and both times I end up ugly crying. Just watching y’all’s reaction I started crying. 😭😭😭

I would highly recommend “Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey” a Dog and Cat movie that will make you cry happy tears. It is centered around two dogs and cat who are voiced by well known actors. It is a good family movie that touch’s on similar love and devotion as that seen in Hatchi a Dogs Tale.

Another good movie about a dog is called Red Dog. Australian movie. Absolutely fantastic. It shows the royalty a dog has to his master. Based on a true story in Dampier WA, Australia. It has become a classic Australian movie.

Great story ,brought back memories of the great dogs that were part of my family . They were family! Thank you

I have a 3 year old American bulldog, her name is Diamond, after watching this I held her for awhile, what a great story of loyalty and pure love, love you guys and all the movies and music

One of my all time favorite singers wrote a song inspired by the story of Hachi. She wrote it before this movie was made, but I think the movie was already being made by the time she released the song. She's from the US but as a teen got signed on to a S.Korean company. So in her travels as a kpop singer they visited Japan & she heard the story, & having dogs of her own that she loved she got inspired to write a heartfelt song about the true & loyal love dogs have. It's in Korean & English mixed. It's called Love Run by Amber Liu. No official video, only a couple of fan made vids, but very pretty.

This movie absolutely broke me. Not normally one to cry at movies, but jesus...this one messed me up, I was welling up at you guys reaction and thinking of our old girl Polly who passed away just last year 😭

Me, had 2 cats adopted a 3rd. Noah & NeeHi siblings, last year 2022 I woke up to 16yr old Noah not being able to walk took him to the Vet, needless to say I returned home without him. The 1st day Neehi didn't trip but the 2nd day she started going from room to room looking for him and started to 'cry'. She cried EVERY DAY for a year. Didn't matter how much time I spent with her, she'd cried, she stopped using her litter box, did all kinds of things, bought a new box maybe she couldn't climb into her old one, laid doggie pee pee pads down in front of the litter box, then she stopped eating would just lay on her bed, still would cry from time to time. Took her to the Vet, the attendant looked into the carrier, immediately took her to an exam room. Came back to the waiting room and said NeeHi had passed. Guys, sometime between home (still alive) and the doctor she joined her brother this year 2023, almost a year to the day. Noah had passed in January NeeHi a year later in February, she was 17. And yes I had them since they were 3 months old. I miss my little fuzzballs. Seeing this movie with you guys today brought the tears. NeeHi, missing her brother, I really believe, died of a broken heart.💔😥

Eight Below is another true dog story, with the late Paul Walker, well worth a watch.

Wife and I had never heard of this movie, so we watched your reaction. Interesting movie based on a real story. Akita's are a great dog breed. I worked for a veterinarian in high school. Started when I was 15 back in 1972 and he always told his clients, when you select a new pet, be it dog, cat, or horse, let the animal choose you. This dog lived by his choice. Sadly moving.

This film made me cry like a baby…it’s just such a beautiful yet tragic little film and the fact that it’s a true story is even more emotional

I had a female Akita years and it was the smartest, loyal and all around best dog I've had. Unfortunately she got Lupus and I eventually had to let her pass rather than suffer anymore, I had her ashes put in a Japanese urn.

"The Yearling" (1946, in color) from the best selling and Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Marjorie Rawlings, starring Gregory Peck, has a boy in 1870's rural Florida adopting an orphaned fawn. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, the storyline includes struggles with the local wildlife (bear and poisonous snake) and some diverse neighbors. Drama and humor and heartwarming.

This one is SO good. Man… My best friend, my pit bull Alley, passed away a couple months ago. She was so attached to me and me to her. God, I’m crying already and the movie hasn’t even started. 😢

This movie is guaranteed to bring at least 1 tear to anyone’s eyes. Great movie!!!

I have lost friends and family before their time. Yet some how losing a beloved pet can be just as hurtful. From moment they open they eyes as baby to watching them close them for last time is heartbreaking. They will always have a special place in our hearts because of their innocence is too pure.

As soon as I got home from the movie theater after seeing this movie my wife and I kissed and hugged our dog and started to let him sleep in our bed again

0:51 Amber, you absolutely MUST arrange a screening of OLD YELLER (1957) for Jay & yourself sometime soon. I completely adored that film when I was a boy, and Jay will really love it. It’s one of the best Walt Disney live action movies made when Walt was still alive! Your kids will love it too!

When hachi at the end, sees him in color, that's them in heaven!

I clicked on this reaction so quickly! This movie is so incredibly beautiful yet so bittersweet and even though I've seen it a ton of times it still turns me into a blubbering mess! 😭 I'm just such an animal lover and this movie is just so special and I love it! ❤️

How many times i’m gonna shed my tears 😭 every time i watch this movie i cry just like the first time 😭😭😭😭 dogs are really the blessing in our lives 💔

I once got sprayed by a skunk because it we scared one as we were driving by it. You never want to get sprayed; it smells awful. We had a Australian Shepherd and she was the smartest dog we ever had. According to my mom, she wasn't a dog, she was a person.

My kid and I watched this movie together and sobbed so hard. It’s the most I’ve ever cried over a movie.

I didn’t shed a single tear when Richard Gere died but seeing Hachi still waiting years later made me bawl my eyes out. 😂

This is one of the very few movies that can bring tears to my eyes

Amazing movie so sad. I was in tears. It’s also a true story. The dog waited at the train station every day for 9 years, for its master, not knowing that he had passed away. The breed of dog is wonderful. They are called Japanese Akita Inu, once used for Japanese Royalty. If you ever wanted one you would need the space, they grow really big. Shiba Inu look very similar but stay small. They have a statue of the actual Hachiko and its Master place at Shibuya station in Tokyo, Japan.

"Old Yeller" was the first movie I remember making me cry when I was a kid, then along came "Where the Red Fern Grows" dog movies holds a special place in all our hearts🐶❤️

This movie gets me every time…such an emotional film ❤ Thank you so much for choosing to share this beautiful story!!!

This is a movie you can only watch once. Now I start tearing up when the opening credits start.

There was a recording that was released years ago that had the real Hachi barking in the background. It was a huge release in Japan because it was the first time his bark had been heard in, I believe, 59 years. Millions of people tuned in to hear it. There's a picture of the professor's wife w/ members of the train station surrounding & bowing to Hachi's remains when they found him after he passed. He was cremated & laid to rest next to his master.

"Kavik the Wolf Dog" is an excellent book that I read as a kid in the early 90s. I re-read it in my 30s and was surprised it's actually an excellent read for adults too. The husky in the story travels hundreds of miles to be reunited with a boy that cared for him. Spoiler alert: he barely survives, multiple times.

This is one of those movies you love, but can't stand to watch again because it's so heartbreaking. I just ugly-cried through your reaction of it.

Why do I put myself through it 😫 everytime I watch, it breaks my heart. Such a pure and beautiful story 😢

Broke my heart and the reason why I have told all my family if anything happens to me my dogs must also see me. I can’t bare them to think ive just gone x

Also need to read "Where the Red Fern Grows".

I have seen this and the original a few times over the years, but oh boy I forgot just what a tear-jerker this one is!!!! Great reaction guys! oOo

I watched this movie soon after it came out. I just cannot bring myself to watch it again

The dog is an Akita Inu (As opposed to an American Akita) from the Odate region of Japan.Hachiko was an actual dog and the movie is based on a true story that happened in Tokyo. This movie got me very interested in Akitas and I ended up getting my first (American) Akita in 2012.

If Old Yeller is about a loyal dog Hachi said hold my beer. Also, the 1st personn in the USA to havr an Akita was Helen Keller. She received it as a gift from Japan.

I moved countries with my two fur boys a few months ago. They had to travel in the hold of the plane and I was so worried about them especially since I couldn't be on the same connection. They went from Dublin to Madrid, stayed there overnight and then from Madrid to Barcelona. I picked them up at the airport and they didn't make a sound all the way to our new home. It almost broke my heart. Now 3 months later we've all settled in well and they wake me up purring and chirping again. They actually love our new (so much warmer and sunnier) home. It cost me about 1400 € (so about 1500 $) including the vet visits, vaccinations, travel crates (they could not even be in the same crate as per airline regulations) .... I am not made of money, but I would not have taken the opportunity (promotion within the company) and relocated, if that would have meant going without them 😺❤😺

And My Dad and I sat in our car and cried when we had to leave our Dog "Snoopy" at the Veterinarian, he was "Irish Setter and German Shepard mix". He was actually my older brother's Dog, until he married and left home. Snoopy was chewing the hair on his hips off, my Mom said that he was dying, she could smell the Cancer on him. He had Lymph Node cancer in his hips ....he was a very sweet dog and looked so confused when we left him. They were going to keep him calm with pain pills until my Brother came home from vacation, Kenny told me that he took Snoopy to the park and spent time with him and then he held him while they put him to sleep. My parents wouldn't get another dod after that. They had a dog before I came along named Skippy, he died and they decided to get Snoopy. But after getting attached to two dogs and them both passing.....they decided to not get another dog. 😥

We've had so many Anita's and they are so lovable. And as babies, they are just balls of fur. ❤

This movie made me cry and I cried again while watching it with you. Another great dog movie you would like is Togo.

25:32.. U called it right, Amber--IThat's why he didn't want Parker to go after they played catch..he knew his heart was in bad rhythm ( They can hear better than any stethescope).30:15.Another good idea--Take Hachi to the burial, He'd have figured it out. (Nothing beats a Dog's sense of smell) You guys need a Dog movie with a happier ending after this one. Try "White Fang" (1992)..Young Gold Prospector Ethan Hawke and a Half-Wolf/Dog begin as enemies, but save each other's lives and become brothers against the hostile Yukon outback and murdering gold-thieves.

I saw the title of the film your reacting too and I thought to my self… “oh no, I can't” I almost couldn't handle the heartbreak. It was just too much 😭😭😭😭😭

What a beautiful story. I've never seen this movie before, so thank you so much for bringing it to our attention! ❤️😭❤️😭❤️😭❤️😭

The loyalty of Akitas is real. My son got his first Akita 12 years ago and now has a 2nd. I have a Shiba Inu (which is the breed the puppy in the movie is) and an Akita. These dogs are amazing and SO smart. And no, they don’t play fetch. It is as if they are insulted by the notion. They are AMAZING dogs. I absolutely loved watching this with you. ❤❤❤❤

The one I love about dogs Is there pure and loyal but there not driven by greed or hate like humans. They don't act human they are loyal and good companions. And will be there for you. As long as you treat them good, they will be good back to you. I love how smart they are too how to train to for recuse and helping out others.

The head of the bronze statue has been worn down after years and years of people petting it.

I've seen this movie so many times ! I LOVE it and it always makes me cry everytime !

There's so many amazing animal bonding films that this one touches your heart strings so much. I can't ever watch it without bringing a tear to my eye. I highly recommend a dog's life Turner and hooch how to drive in the rain and of course you should watch old yeller

Amber! You said that you love Richard Gere's silver hair. My daughter is a hair stylist at a resort hotel. She called me one day to tell me that she did Richard Gere's hair! "Mom! I had Richard Gere's head in my hands in my shampoo bowl!" He was scheduled under a different name, and he was very nice, and of course, very handsome!

If people were half as loyal as dogs, the world would be a much better place.

such a beautiful bittersweet movie! Great cast! ♥

I saw the title of this reaction and jumped on it. I watched this film when I was home from work sick, I was telling my daughter the story a week later and couldn’t stop crying again. Believe me, you are not the only ones that have sobbed at this film!

@6:41 "Oh, that makes me so sad." Oh my poor dear, you have no idea what's coming. I just want to give you a hug. This movie WRECKS me every single time.

My sister wanted to move to Hawaii and found out she would have to quarantiee their dog so she decided not to cause she couldn't lock him up. I took my dog in from a co-woker who found him. My Rusty was the best dog ever. My buddy had an Akita great dogs. He made his own dog food for him and you couldn't lay down next to him if you weren't his owner or he get mad.

Watching this movie caught me off guard was very beautiful and incredibly emotional someone had onions right under my nose while I was watching LOL and being a dog owner and lover brought back a lot of sensitive and great memories of dogs I had in the past thank you very much for sharing. And happy holidays to you and your family.

Yes, Ms. Amber! Old Yeller is one of my favorite books as well, right up there with Where the Red Fern Grows. I read both of those books so many times that I finally wore out the copy of each and had to buy a new one.

Old Yeller is a very emotional story, both the book and movie r classic greats. I had an Akita named Buddy for 9 yrs. Love how their tails curl. Such smart, beautiful, loving animals. Sadly chasing a cat in the back woods he broke his back. He lived a few yrs in diapers and dog wheelchair but couldnt hold out, hard keeping him comfortable and out of pain in the end. Big part of our family lost. We r big dog people too, like u not to fond of cats either. But all animals r precious to existence, I think. Thanx so much, take care, Peace

I'm not a dog person, strictly cats for me. Most dog people don't realize how smart cats are. My daughter kept her balcony door slightly open so her 2 cats could out on it. Her older cat would sit on the boxes, watch folks. Then she got Ginger, maybe now about 2 or 3 yrs old disappeared. She went out looking for frantic because we get raccoons and we also get crows. She's asking everyone that comes in the courtyard if they'd seen her? Back outside that night still looking for her, had the Security Guard helping her look.. still no Ginger. The next day while she was sleep, she hears crying she wakes up Ginger looking her in the face crying cause now after being gone all day and ALL NIGHT she's hungry. She just saunters in like nothing happened. The tramp! Lol

Man, the first time i watched this movie, i was crying so much that i had to grab a towel for my tears because tissues weren't sufficient. The thing his i was familiar with the story of the real Hachiko before i watched this, and it still wrecked me.

I dont know why, but the episode "Jurassic Bark" from Futurama hits me even harder.

Tokyo University made an upgraded Hachiko's statue in Japan. They have the statue of the man with the dog now.

A Native American parable says: "The Great Spirit decided to separate the worlds of animals and man. He gathered all the living beings on a great plain and drew a line in the dirt. On one side of the line stood man, and on the other stood all the animals of the earth. When that line began to open up into a great canyon, and before it became too great to cross, the dog jumped over and stood by man." These words are forever etched into my heart.

Think you should see a young Richard Gere in An Officer and Gentleman. By the way, I grew up with a beagle - 77-19 - named him Silk for his silky ears. He was the most loving, loyal and protective dog, kinda like Old Yeller

The most meaningful thing an a beautiful thing about waiting for his owner 😢😅❤

My dad and I saw this on TV we were bawling our eyes out and my mom came into the living room and she look and sees us big huge over 6ft tall guys crying and she looks like we grew second heads

If you are not familiar with "Michael" with John Travolta. It's a wonderful and heartfelt Christmas movie and I promise you'll love it! Merry Christmas!🤠🎄