Rent-A-Cat

Sayoko – the closest thing to a Japanese "Amelie" – lives alone after the death of her beloved grandmother, and rents out cats to lonely people for a living. This simple premise is the base recipe for an unexpectedly feel-good film not coming to a theater near you anytime soon.

Sayoko – the closest thing to a Japanese "Amelie" – lives alone after the death of her beloved grandmother, and rents out cats to lonely people for a living. This simple premise is the base recipe for an unexpectedly feel-good film not coming to a theater near you anytime soon. The young woman, who shares her home with at least a dozen felines, roams the streets of Tokyo with her little cart, advertising her services ("Reent-aaaaaa-neko!": "Rent-a-Caaaaaaaaaaat!") until a customer comes along. Renting a cat is no piece of cake: candidates must sit through an interview and a series of tests until Sayoko is satisfied her cats are in good hands. Adorably quirky and hilariously surreal, "Rent-a-Cat" will take you by surprise with its uplifting energy and emotional reverberations because - let’s be honest here - who would have thought a film about cats could be this moving? Don’t be surprised if you catch yourself humming Sayoko’s jingle weeks after the screening! Ph.V.

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Original title: Rentaneko

Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Naoko Ogigami

Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Naoko Ogigami

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Kazutaka Abe

Μοντάζ / Editor: Shinichi Fushima

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Mikako Ichikawa, Reiko Kusamura, Ken Mitsuishi, Maho Yamada, Kei Tanaka

Ιαπωνία / Japan

2011

Εγχρωμο / Color

110'

Ιαπωνικά / Japanese

* Screened on September 28th

Publication date: 2012-09-12 12:10:00

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