Synopse
More than 30 years ago, the writer Yoko Sano published a picture book that is passed on from generation to generation. It is the story of a cat with a million lives, a child-friendly philosophical reflection on life, loneliness, love, death and reincarnation. The film revolves around the book: its readers talk about key experiences in their lives and encounters with death. The main character is the 70-year old writer, a resolute and wise old lady, herself on the verge of death. A film about the central role of literature in people's lives.
Info
Original Title: 100 mankai ikita neko
International Title: The Cat That Lived a Million Times
Category: Documentary feature
Section: Wort!
Version & Subtitles: Japanese OV with English subtitles
Director: Tadasuke Kotani
Cast/Protagonists: Yoko Sano, Makiko Watanabe, Feng Yan
Production country: Japan
Year of Production: 2012
Length: 91 min
Producer: Kazuo Osawa, Shuuichi Kase, Shigeki Kinoshita
Production company: nondelaico
Cinematography: Tadasuke Kotani
Editor: Kiyoshi Tsujii, Kazuo Osawa
World Sales: Tamaki Okamoto, CaRTe bLaNChe





