Samurai Cat: The Movie (2014)
Original title: 猫侍
Samurai Cat: The Movie is a 2014 Japanese-language action movie directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi and Takeshi Watanabe, with a running time of 1h 40m. It stars Kazuki Kitamura, Misako Renbutsu and 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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What is Samurai Cat: The Movie about?
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.
When was Samurai Cat: The Movie released?
Samurai Cat: The Movie was released on 1 March 2014.
How long is Samurai Cat: The Movie?
Samurai Cat: The Movie runs 1h 40m.
Who made Samurai Cat: The Movie?
Samurai Cat: The Movie was directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi and Takeshi Watanabe.
Cast
- Kazuki Kitamura as Kyutaro Madarame
- Misako Renbutsu as Ome
- Yasufumi Terawaki as Shinuemon Shimazaki
- Yōsuke Asari as Shinsuke Zenba
- Shigeyuki Totsugi as Saburota Yonezawa
- Yoriko Doguchi as Shirataki
- Yoichi Nukumizu as Jinta
- Kanji Tsuda as Genshichiro Yamada
- Megumi Yokoyama as Oshizu
- Ryusuke Komakine as Tetsugoro
- Motoki Fukami as Suematsu
- Yousuke Saito as Heihachi Aikawa