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If Cats Disappeared from the World

If Cats Disappeared from the World

20166.81h 43m

Overview

A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in the world that will disappear. The man thinks about his relationships with ex-friends, ex-lovers, relatives and colleagues who will be sincerely sad when he dies.

Directed by Akira Nagai
Written by Genki Kawamura, Yoshikazu Okada
Produced by Masaya Shibusawa, Kei Haruna
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Top Cast

Takeru Satoh

Takeru Satoh

Postman / Devil

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Postman's First Love

Gaku Hamada

Gaku Hamada

Tsutaya

Eita Okuno

Eita Okuno

Tomu-san

Anna Ishii

Anna Ishii

Mika

Eiji Okuda

Eiji Okuda

Postman's Father

Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Postman's Mother

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on novel or bookcat

About If Cats Disappeared from the World

If Cats Disappeared from the World is a drama, fantasy film released in 2016 exploring themes of japan, based on novel or book, cat. Directed by Akira Nagai, it stars Takeru Satoh, Aoi Miyazaki, Gaku Hamada. A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in the world that will disappear. The man thinks about his relationships with ex-friends, ex-lovers, relatives and colleagues who will be sincerely sad when he dies.

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