The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat

The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat (2026)

Drama

It is the year 1988. Yamabuki is an eight-year-old little boy growing up in a traditional family where every family member has problems and secrets they try to hide from each other. The father runs a failing construction company and has an intimate relationship with another woman. The mother is struggling with severe depression, as she cannot cope with the death of her youngest child. The grandfather, who used to be a construction engineer, hopes to start building an amusement park, but to no avail. The grandmother runs a small store where she sells items of forged origin. The sister is fed up with the lies of her predecessors and is looking for a way to run away from home. In the midst of all this chaos, Yamabuki has started to find solace in patting an imaginary dog.

Director: Yukihiro Morigaki
Writer: Tomoe Kanno

Casts

	Mahiro Takasugi as
	Marika Ito as
	Mai Fukagawa as
	Yuko Ando as
	Yuka Kouri as
	Hiccorohee as
	Sawa Suzuki as
	Ken Yasuda as
	Kimiko Yo as
	Akira Emoto as

Crew