The Green Cat (1983)
Original title: 緑の猫
The Green Cat is a 1983 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Osamu Tezuka, with a running time of 24m. It stars Kaneto Shiozawa, Masako Nozawa and 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.
Cast
- Kaneto Shiozawa as Sanbo Yuno (voice)
- Masako Nozawa as Green (voice)
- Kosei Tomita as Shunsaku Ban (voice)
- Junpei Takiguchi as Professor (voice)
- Shunsuke Shima as Sango's Father (voice)
- Runa Akiyama as Young Sanbo Yuno (voice)
- Kumiko Takizawa as Susan (voice)
- Koji Yada as Ben Heck (voice)
- Takao Oyama as Cop (voice)
- Yu Shimaka as Black Guy (voice)
- Yusaku Yara as Mohican (voice)
- Teiji Ōmiya as Captain (voice)