Rent-a-Cat
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Current user rating: 95/100 (43 votes)
Profile
- Movie: RENT-A-CAT
- Romaji: Rentaneko
- Japanese: レンタネコ
- Director: Naoko Ogigami
- Writer: Naoko Ogigami
- Producer: Maki Kubota, Shuichi Komuro, Kumi Kobata
- Cinematographer: Kazutaka Abe
- World Premiere: February, 2012 (Berlin International Film Festival)
- Release Date: May 12, 2012
- Runtime: 110 min.
- Genre: Drama / Comedy / Animal
- Distributor: Suurkiitos
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
An odd woman named Sayoko (Mikako Ichikawa) rents cats to lonely people. Some of the renters include an old woman who lost her husband and her cat, a middle-aged man who moved away from his family for work, a woman at a reception desk who questions her existence and a man who has a connection with Sayoko.
Cast
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| Mikako Ichikawa | Reiko Kusamura | Ken Mitsuishi |
| Sayoko | Yoshioka | Yoshida |
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| Maho Yamada | Kei Tanaka | Katsuya Kobayashi |
| Yoshikawa | Yoshizawa | mysterious neighbor |
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Film Festivals
- 2012 (62nd) Berlin International Film Festival - February 9-19, 2012 - Panorama *World Premiere
- 2012 (14th) Udine Far East Film - April 20-April 28, 2012 *Italian Premiere
- 2012 (6th) JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema - July 12-28, 2012
- 2012 (17th) Busan International Film Festival - October 4-13, 2012 - A Window on Asian Cinema
- 2012 (28th) Warsaw Film Festival - October 12-21, 2012 - Discoveries
rikuo Says:
Apr 19 2013 2:23 am
I saw this movie in my room.
It's not as good as what the comments said.
I hate it.
Catherine Says:
Oct 13 2012 5:47 pm
Saw this quirky but sweet little film at the Mill Valley Film Festival. Great story line and fabulous acting by Mikako and the cats!
Maan Says:
Oct 04 2012 11:12 am
Saw this on an ANA flight from Narita to LAX. Loved how quirky it was....trying to convince friends to watch it.
Laura M. Says:
Aug 11 2012 9:26 pm
I saw this movie on an ANA flight today from NRT-ORD, subtitled in English. It was definitely a cut above the two other movies I watched in flight (Mamma Mia! and The Lorax). This is the first Japanese movie I've watched, but I was quite favorably impressed.
DynamicDino Says:
Aug 07 2012 1:49 pm
Holy cow I saw it on a singapore airlines flight to.
It was a pretty good movie
Titisari Says:
Aug 01 2012 10:24 pm
i also watched this movie in Singapore Airlines, fell in love in sudden. beautiful pictures, sweet dialogue, weird and fun in the same time.
Sally McLean Says:
Aug 01 2012 5:07 am
Saw this (subtitled) on a Singapore Airlines flight and just loved it! Would love to add it to my home library. Quirky yet very personal and uplifting whilst remaining very poignant.
Rin Says:
Feb 17 2012 7:15 pm
Sounds like a heartwarming story. Cant wait to check it out~