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Kanji | 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる | ||||
Literal meaning | Wanting to Cry, I Pretend to Be a Cat | ||||
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Written by | Mari Okada | ||||
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Cinematography | Shinya Matsui | ||||
Music by | Mina Kubota | ||||
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Distributed by | Netflix | ||||
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Running time | 104 minutes | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese |
A Whisker Away (Japanese: 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる, Hepburn: Nakitai Watashi wa Neko o Kaburu, lit. 'Wanting to Cry, I Pretend to Be a Cat') is a 2020 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation, and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, with the latter being his directorial debut, the film was released on June 18, 2020, on Netflix in Japanese. The film stars Mirai Shida, Natsuki Hanae, Minako Kotobuki, Susumu Chiba, Ayako Kawasumi, Sayaka Ohara, Daisuke Namikawa, Hiroaki Ogi, and Koichi Yamadera.
Originally slated to premiere alongside the Japanese release of the film, the English dub's release was delayed until June 28, 2020, when it was officially released on Netflix.[1][2][3]