What's Michael? (1985)
Michael is a cat - with a difference. He lives with a cartoonist and his wife and does his best to keep his cool amid the trials of everyday life in suburbia, like fussing human girls, the local tough cat Nyazilla - just like big grey lizard, a foe too fearsome to take risks with - and the females of his own species.
Director:
Makoto Nagao
Writer:
Shigeru Yanagawa
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Hiroshi Otake as Michael (voice) |
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Ichiro Nagai as Narrator |
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Hideyuki Umezu as Mr. Ōbayashi (voice) |
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Eiko Yamada as Mrs. Ōbayashi (voice) |
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Shozo Iizuka as K. (voice) |
| Sound | Lion Merry | Music |
| Visual Effects | Atsushi Matoba | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Atsushi Matoba | Animation Director |
| Directing | Makoto Nagao | Director |
| Writing | Shigeru Yanagawa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Noriyoshi Matsuura | Sound Director |
| Writing | Makoto Kobayashi | Original Story |