The Cat- Beast Wars: Nine Lives (1991)
Japanese version of The Cat (1991), with a completely different director and cast (aside from Gloria Yip), made at the same time as its Hong Kong counterpart "The Cat". An adaptation of the novel Old Cat, by Ni Kuang. A cat from outer space teams up with a young alien girl and her knight, along with an adventure novelist named Wisely, to fight a murderous alien that possesses people.
Director: Mio Hani
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Gloria Yip Wan-Yee as Strange Girl |
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Hidekazu Akai as Wei |
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Pal Sinn Lap-Man as Wang |
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Kwan Hoi-San as Old Man |
| Directing | Mio Hani | Director |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Higuchi | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kazuo Sagawa | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Shinichi Wakasa | Special Props |
| Production | Toshio Miike | Production Designer |
| Sound | Shunsuke Kikuchi | Original Music Composer |