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Samurai Cat: The Movie

Samurai Cat: The Movie

20146.61h 40m

Overview

The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine faction's offer to assassinate the opposite leader's beloved pet: an adorable white cat. Yet upon raising his lethal sword, he cannot bring himself to go through with the act, and the cat melts his ronin heart. But before finding peace as a newly minted cat person, the still fearsome Madarame will have to take on both gangs in a classic samurai street brawl.

Directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
Written by Hisakatsu Kuroki, Yuji Nagamori, Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
Produced by Yuji Nagamori
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Top Cast

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Kyutaro Madarame

Misako Renbutsu

Misako Renbutsu

Ome

Yasufumi Terawaki

Yasufumi Terawaki

Shinuemon Shimazaki

Yōsuke Asari

Yōsuke Asari

Shinsuke Zenba

Shigeyuki Totsugi

Shigeyuki Totsugi

Saburota Yonezawa

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

Shirataki

Yoichi Nukumizu

Yoichi Nukumizu

Jinta

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Genshichiro Yamada

Megumi Yokoyama

Megumi Yokoyama

Oshizu

Ryusuke Komakine

Ryusuke Komakine

Tetsugoro

Themes & Keywords

japansamuraicatjidaigekibakumatsu

About Samurai Cat: The Movie

Samurai Cat: The Movie is a action, comedy, history film released in 2014 exploring themes of japan, samurai, cat, jidaigeki, bakumatsu. Directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, it stars Kazuki Kitamura, Misako Renbutsu, Yasufumi Terawaki. The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine faction's offer to assassinate the opposite leader's beloved pet: an adorable white cat. Yet upon raising his lethal sword, he cannot bring himself to go through with the act, and the cat melts his ronin heart. But before finding peace as a newly minted cat person, the still fearsome Madarame will have to take on both gangs in a classic samurai street brawl.

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