Samurai Cat
2014 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 6.5
A down-on-his-luck ronin in old Edo takes a job from one rival faction to kill the other side’s prized pet cat. When he can’t go through with it, he ends up caring for the cat instead, drawing him into a quirky clash between animal-obsessed gangs and a few inevitable street scuffles.
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Details
- Original title
- 猫侍
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-03-01
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (28 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, funny samurai tale with lots of cat charm and a gentle heart; Not for you if you expect nonstop sword fights or a tough, serious vibe like Kubi.
Pros: cute cat companion; dry, subtle humor; warm, heartfelt tone | Cons: slower pace; less action than expected; silliness not for all
Themes
- japan
- samurai
- cat
- jidaigeki
- bakumatsu
Cast & crew
Kazuki Kitamura
as Kyutaro Madarame
Misako Renbutsu
as Ome
Yasufumi Terawaki
as Shinuemon Shimazaki
Yōsuke Asari
as Shinsuke Zenba
Shigeyuki Totsugi
as Saburota Yonezawa
Yoriko Doguchi
as Shirataki
Yoichi Nukumizu
as Jinta
Kanji Tsuda
as Genshichiro Yamada
Megumi Yokoyama
as Oshizu
Ryusuke Komakine
as Tetsugoro
Directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, Takeshi Watanabe