English Title: Shôzô, a Cat and Two Women Toho Film Company Starring: Hisaya Morishige, Isuzu Yamada, Kyôko Kagawa Directed by: Shirô Toyoda Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the book Neko to Shozo to Futari no Onna (A Cat, A Man and Two Women) by Jun’ichirô Tanizaki, this […]

Synopsis: Created by photographer and artist Satoru Tsuda, this is a video version of his famous Namen Nayo (aka Nameneko, not to mention Perlorian) cats set to a song (apparently called Please Once Again). Featured Felines: Anyone who watched Night Flight regularly in the 1980’s is sure to remember this video featuring several cats and kittens dressed […]

English Title: Black Cat Toho Company Starring: Nobuko Otowa, Kichiemon Nakamura, Kiwako Taichi Directed by: Kaneto Shindô Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A classic-style Japanese ghost story in which a farming matriarch (Nobuko Otowa) and her daughter-in-law (Kiwako Taichi) are raped and killed by samurai warriors, leading to revenging […]

English Title: The Cat Returns Studio Ghibli Starring: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda Directed by: Hiroyuki Morita Synopsis: A follow-up film to Studio Ghibli’s 1995 animated feature Whisper of the Heart. Haru is a young girl who rescues a cat from being hit by a car, then is surprised when the cat thanks her.  She is later […]

English Title: Cat Girl Kiki Video Audio Project (VAP) Starring: Teruaki Uotani, Yui Kano, Minami Aoyama Directed by: Akiyoshi Sugiura Synopsis: Yoshirou Takagi (Teruaki Uotani) is a reclusive male living a boring life when he happens to find a stray kitten in a cardboard box and brings it to his home.  The next morning he awakens to find the […]

English language version: The Adventures of Milo and Otis Fuji Television Network Narrators: Shigeru Tsuyuki (Japanese), Dudley Moore (English language) Directed by: Masanori Hata Synopsis: The Japanese title translates literally to “A Kitten’s Story.”  The Japanese version of the film follows the life of Chatran, an orange tabby kitten born on a farm and his pug dog friend Poosky. […]