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Actress Yuriko Ishida (56) updated her pet-dedicated Instagram on August 30, revealing that she had installed a statue recreating the likeness of her dog Yuki, who died in July, in her room. Yuki was a golden retriever about to turn 12 who had been battling a malignant tumor called hemangiosarcoma since around March this year. Ishida commented, “I pet it every day and treasure it.” On a thread on 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board, opinions split over the propriety of this way of mourning. Some expressed surprise that she chose a statue rather than taxidermy, comparing it to a Buddhist altar or memorial tablet, while other posts focused on concern over visible cracks in the statue.
Yuriko Ishida reports installing a statue recreating the likeness of the beloved dog she lost in July: “I pet it every day and treasure it”
Actress Yuriko Ishida (56) updated the Instagram account she set up specifically for her pets on the 30th, reporting that she had installed a statue recreating the likeness of the dog she lost in July.
On July 28, Ishida announced the death of her golden retriever Yuki, who was about to turn 12. Yuki had been battling a form of cancer called hemangiosarcoma since around March this year.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Thinking it, sure — but you don't actually say that out loud in real life.
Re: #10
At 56 she could still raise a new one.
Small dogs average 16 years, so that'd take her to 72.
The face ends up looking a bit different with taxidermy though.
That's the thing from Jarinko Chie (classic manga/anime) lol
Unhappy people can't afford to keep a pet in the first place anyway.
Even when a family member or close friend dies, you wouldn't taxidermy them and put them on display, right? So her sense of 'pet' is actually stronger than people who treat pets like family.
But her love for the pet is also stronger than your average dog lover's — normal people just don't taxidermy their pets.
That lack of 'balance' is what's unsettling.
You wouldn't make a statue, but you'd keep a memento, right? I think it's the same idea.
Don't you know wood cracks as it dries and shrinks? Not sure if this particular statue has it, but there's a technique called 'seawari' — a deliberate relief cut in one spot — so it doesn't crack randomly all over.
But this statue is cracked all over the surface.
Furniture and Buddhist statues don't usually crack like this, so the material must be low-grade. That said, if it's cheaper because of that, or it's eco-friendly reclaimed wood, and the client's fine with it, that's okay. But if the workshop doesn't disclose that upfront, some customers are going to think twice about buying from them.
Re: #31
Wouldn't you just end up as the next statue?
A Buddhist altar or a gravestone is kind of similar though.
At my parents' house they wipe down the memorial tablet every day and offer freshly cooked rice and water while praying to it, so isn't it much the same?
She was at her most radiant around 40.
More than in her younger days, yeah.
She wasn't that striking when she was young. She started out as a campaign girl and had kind of a dull image, like from that Hidekazu Akai film 'Dotsuitarunen.' Her younger sister Hikari Ishida was the more popular idol-actress with the general public back then. Yuriko really started blossoming with a clean, sultry allure from her late 30s onward, and that's carried through to today.
'Kanashii Iro Yanen' (a classic Kansai-dialect pop hit — riffing on the same 'yanen' phrasing)
I remember her having a bunch of cats.
From now on maybe AI will be the one who understands her.
If she'd had a bit of foresight and initiative when she was young, things could've gone any way she wanted.
Even if she'd gotten married, there's no guarantee the marriage would've gone well — don't just assume being single is sad.
People like that probably look for retired breeding dogs or retired guide dogs instead.
Mochimaru's owner (the famous cat-influencer account) probably says the same thing.
Well, she's rich, so she could probably take care of as many as she wants. Though without the time and energy to spare, she'd need to hire help.
That's just common sense. Anyone against it better never bring up 'discrimination' again.
Background and Talking Points
Hemangiosarcoma, cited as the cause of death for Ishida’s dog Yuki, is a malignant tumor that forms in the blood vessels of the spleen or heart — a canine cancer known for progressing quickly, often already at an advanced stage by the time it’s discovered. Golden retrievers typically live to around 10-13 years old, and Yuki was battling the disease at “almost 12.” On the thread, opinions split between those who viewed it positively as a “form of mourning” similar to a memorial photo or Buddhist altar, and those who felt uneasy about preserving the dog’s actual likeness so directly. There were also comments about her choosing a statue over taxidermy, and about cracks in what appears to be a wooden material, drawing interest not just in shared grief but in the craftsmanship itself. Note that posts mocking her political views or dating/marriage history, as well as posts containing discriminatory language, have been excluded from this article as only tangentially related to the main topic.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Yuriko Ishida installs statue recreating the likeness of her dog, who died in July, in her room: “I pet it every day and treasure it”.”
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