A heart-breaking film currently on Netflix has had people saying it’s “almost making them throw up” due to how intensely sad it is.
Lasse Hallström’s 2009 drama Hachi: A Dog’s Tale , is based on a true story, which involved a loyal Akita dog called Hachikō, back in Japan in the 1920s.
A synopsis on Netflix reads: “When his master dies, a loyal pooch named Hachiko keeps a vigil for more than a decade at the train station where he once greeted his owner every day.”
The film was released over 10 years ago; however, it was added to Netflix in America earlier this month, and in February earlier this year for UK-based viewers.
Viewers of the movie have taken to social media to discuss the emotional effect it has had on them. One person tweeted: “If anyone wants a good cry watch Hachi: A Dog’s Tale on Netflix. I just sobbed so hard I almost threw up 11/10”, while another added: “ Hachi: A Dog’s Tale movie is so good. I cry every time I watch it.”
Others have placed the film among others that made them tear up, with one writing: “ Hachi: A Dog's Tale . Cried so hard at this movie because it’s based on a true story. Richard Gere is excellent in this”, and another added: “The only movie where I’ve ever actually cried was Hachi: A Dog’s Tale . All the other love and romance/tragedy s**t doesn’t get me, but dogs absolutely do.”
One viewer even went as far to describe it was the “worst thing” they’d ever seen.
They said: “There's this movie with Richard Gere on Netflix about a dog, called Hachi: A Dogs Tale .
“Sounds light and happy right, about a dog and its owner. Worst thing I have ever watched, just all around terribly sad with no happy ending at all. Steer clear.”
Another person said that they weren’t even going to attempt to watch it, tweeting: “I can't, I really can't watch Hachi: A Dog's Tale. I'd be bawling my eyes throughout the movie.”
