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The Green Cat

The Green Cat

19836.30h 24m

Overview

As a child, Sanbo was adopted by a mysterious green cat once owned by his father’s murderer. The cat grants his every wish, leading Sanbo to a lucrative life of crime, but the gift comes at a high cost. Ban, a family friend turned private detective, sets out to stop the cat’s influence before it can claim the young boy’s soul.

Directed by Osamu Tezuka
Written by Hiroshi Nishimura, Osamu Tezuka
Produced by Takamasa Matsuya
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Top Cast

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

Sanbo Yuno (voice)

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Green (voice)

Kosei Tomita

Kosei Tomita

Shunsaku Ban (voice)

Junpei Takiguchi

Junpei Takiguchi

Professor (voice)

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Shunsuke Shima

Sango's Father (voice)

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Runa Akiyama

Young Sanbo Yuno (voice)

Kumiko Takizawa

Kumiko Takizawa

Susan (voice)

Koji Yada

Koji Yada

Ben Heck (voice)

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Takao Oyama

Cop (voice)

Yu Shimaka

Yu Shimaka

Black Guy (voice)

Themes & Keywords

shape shifting aliengeneration gapkids in perilhorroranimal

About The Green Cat

The Green Cat is a animation, science fiction, mystery film released in 1983 exploring themes of shape shifting alien, generation gap, kids in peril, horror, animal. Directed by Osamu Tezuka, it stars Kaneto Shiozawa, Masako Nozawa, Kosei Tomita. As a child, Sanbo was adopted by a mysterious green cat once owned by his father’s murderer. The cat grants his every wish, leading Sanbo to a lucrative life of crime, but the gift comes at a high cost. Ban, a family friend turned private detective, sets out to stop the cat’s influence before it can claim the young boy’s soul.

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