Neko wa Daku Mono

• Movie: Holding The Cat in Arms (literal title)
• Romaji: Neko wa Daku Mono
• Japanese: 猫は抱くもの
• Director: Isshin Inudo
• Writer: Junko Oyama (novel), Ryo Takada
• Producer:
• Cinematographer:
• Release Date: June 23, 2018
• Runtime:
• Genre: Drama / Cat
• Distributor: Kino Films
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Saori Oishi (Erika Sawajiri) is 33-years-old and works at a supermarket in a provincial city. In her past, Saori Oishi was a member of an idol group, but she could not a future as a singer and she got sick of everything. She then moved to the provincial city. She only opens her heart to the male cat Yoshio at a pet store. Yoshio feels Saori’s honesty and somehow begins to feel that he is a person and acts like Saori's boyfriend.

Notes

1. Based on the novel "Neko wa Daku Mono" by Junko Oyama (published April, 2015 by Kinobooks).