Ghost Cat Anzu
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Wishing to see her dead mother again, a young girl sets out on a fantastical adventure accompanied by her grandfather’s goofy magical talking cat.

Animation • Off-beat • Quirky

Part of Hyde & Seek

Part of Leeds Young Film Festival

11-year-old Karin (voiced by GOTO Noa) isn’t happy when her good-for-nothing father drops her off at her grandfather’s temple to stay while he runs away from the loan sharks on his tail, nor is she excited when she meets Anzu (voiced by MORIYAMA Mirai): her grandfather’s 37-year-old, six foot tall, bipedal, talking cat. Anzu is a bakeneko, or a ghost cat. He works part-time as a chiropractor, rides a moped and likes going down to the pachinko parlour.

At first, Anzu is reluctant to look after Karin. But seeing her desperate wish to be with her deceased mother once again on the anniversary of her death, he joins her. Together, this unusual pair set off on an extraordinary, magical journey, where they even find themselves on the path down to the underworld itself!

On Fri 18 April the film will be showing in English-language (dubbed).

Details

Original language title

化け猫あんずちゃん (Bake-neko Anzu-chan)

Duration

1hr 37mins

Director

KUNO Yoko, YAMASHITA Nobuhiro

Featuring

MORIYAMA Mirai • GOTO Noa

Year

2024

Country of origin

Japan

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