Gu Gu, the Cat (2008)
Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as her assistant Naomi watches on with concern. Naomi is a young woman in her early twenties, who has her set of worries about love and future. Then one day, Asako meets a new cat, Gu Gu, which brings new joy and vitality to her life. What is more, she finds potential for love in a man named Seiji. Like Asako, Naomi, too, embarks on a new life plan.
Director:
Isshin Inudo
Writer:
Isshin Inudo
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Kyoko Koizumi as Asako Kojima |
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Juri Ueno as Naomi |
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Ryo Kase as Seiji Sawamura |
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Naojiro Hayashi as Mamoru |
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Tatsuya Isaka as Tatsuya |
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Miyuki Oshima as Kanako |
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Tomoko Murakami as Sakie |
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Kazuko Kurosawa as Michiko |
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Marty Friedman as Paul Weinberg |
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Suzuka Ohgo as Ca Va |
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Asei Kobayashi as Taisuke Yamamoto |
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Chieko Matsubara as Asako's mother |
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Ai Takabe as Kyoko |
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Elisa Yanagi as Erika |
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Tetsushi Tanaka as |
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Hiroaki Murakami as |
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Denden as Kajiwara |
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Hiroshi Yamamoto as |
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Kazuo Umezu as Umezu |
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Shinichirou Inoue as |
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Sari Kobayashi as |
| Production | Osamu Kubota | Producer |
| Directing | Isshin Inudo | Director |
| Writing | Yumiko Oshima | Comic Book |
| Sound | Haruomi Hosono | Theme Song Performance |
| Writing | Isshin Inudo | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kyoko Koizumi | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Haruomi Hosono | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Shinji Ogawa | Producer |
| Lighting | Hideki Tateno | Gaffer |
| Camera | Takahiro Tsutai | Director of Photography |
| Production | Akira Sagara | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Masao Teshima | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shinichirou Inoue | Executive Producer |
| Production | Satoshi Fukushima | Co-Producer |
| Production | Masayuki Tanishima | Co-Producer |
| Production | Miyuki Tanaka | Co-Producer |
| Lighting | Yoshitake Hikita | Gaffer |
| Editing | Chieko Suzaki | Editor |