I’m a Cat Stalker

2009 1h 43m JA

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Haru works at a part-time job for a bookstore. Her dream is to become an illustrator and she also loves cats. One day, after a cat named Chibutomu disappears from the bookstore Haru canvasses the neighbourhood in search of Chibutomu.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mari Hoshino
Haru
Noriko Eguchi
Mayuko
Masaru Miyazaki
Suzuki
Yuu Tokui
Museum Owner
Maki Sakai
Museum Owner's Wife
Tōru Shinagawa
Cat God
Tarō Suwa
Satoru Jitsunashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takuji Suzuki
Writers: Hisako Kurosawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takuji Suzuki, shot by Masaki Tamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shigeomi Hasumi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Takashige Kikui shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mari Hoshino and Noriko Eguchi and Masaru Miyazaki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1461300 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Takuji Suzuki directs. Masaki Tamura behind the camera. Shigeomi Hasumi scores. Takashige Kikui cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Takuji Suzuki, shot by Masaki Tamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shigeomi Hasumi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Takashige Kikui shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mari Hoshino and Noriko Eguchi and Masaru Miyazaki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1461300 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.