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Oruorane the Cat Player

Oruorane the Cat Player

Always have a clear, soft, and kind heart.

19924.00h 30m

Overview

A passionless cellist, stumbling drunk through back alleys in the days before Christmas, meets a wizened hobo who has honed a technique that allows him to create impossible music from the mewing of stray cats. Enthralled, the once-jaded young musician hopes to reignite his creative spark under the mentorship of the old man and his feline friends.

Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo
Written by Mayori Sekijima, Baku Yumemakura
Produced by Katsumi Shimasaki
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Top Cast

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

The Cellist

Ai Orikasa

Ai Orikasa

Malet

Banjo Ginga

Banjo Ginga

Oruorane

Hiroshi Naka

Hiroshi Naka

Shofuren

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Iruinedo

Masaki Aizawa

Masaki Aizawa

Middle-Aged Man

Yuri Amano

Yuri Amano

Woman

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookcatanimeoriginal video animation (ova)

About Oruorane the Cat Player

Oruorane the Cat Player is a animation, fantasy, music film released in 1992 exploring themes of based on novel or book, cat, anime, original video animation (ova). Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo, it stars Toshihiko Seki, Ai Orikasa, Banjo Ginga. A passionless cellist, stumbling drunk through back alleys in the days before Christmas, meets a wizened hobo who has honed a technique that allows him to create impossible music from the mewing of stray cats. Enthralled, the once-jaded young musician hopes to reignite his creative spark under the mentorship of the old man and his feline friends.

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