Koneko monogatari (1986)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Masanori Hata

Writers (WGA):

Masanori Hata (story)
Mark Saltzman (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 August 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family

Tagline:

Milo is one lucky cat. He's got nine lives and a best friend.

Plot:

The adventures of a young cat and a dog as they find themselves accidentally separated and each swept into a hazardous trek.

Plot Keywords:

Cat | Dog | Farm | Animal Birth | Waterfall

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Shigeru Tsuyuki	...	Narrator
Kyôko Koizumi	...	Poetry Recitation
Dudley Moore	...	Narrator (voice)

Also Known As:

A Kitten's Story (International: English title) (literal title)
Milo & Otis (USA) (informal English title)
The Adventures of Chatran
The Adventures of Milo and Otis

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:94 min | USA:76 min | Canada:82 min (Québec) | Canada:75 min (Ontario)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:U (cut) | Argentina:Atp | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Australia:G | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Kitakyûshû City, Fukuoka, Japan

Company:

Fuji Television Network

Trivia:

During the scene which features Milo's romantic reunion with Joyce, the music playing in the background is Schubert's "Serenade".

Goofs:

Continuity: A young, small and scrawny raccoon waits on the riverbank for Milo to catch a fish with his tail. When Milo catches the fish and drags it ashore, the raccoon is suddenly a full-sized adult, clearly twice the size of the raccoon in the previous shot.

Quotes:

Narrator: Milo started walking too close to the edge.
Milo's Mother: Milo, dear.
Narrator: His mother called.
Milo's Mother: [as Milo falls] That's not a good idea! Come back here, Milo!
Narrator: She yelled.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: Finch in the Dogg House (#6.1)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Garden of Poppies

This movie is great!

I have loved this movie since childhood. I have never seen the Japanese version, though I hear it is better. This is a movie about an orange tabby tom cat named Milo and a cream and black Pug named Otis. They grow up together, and while playing one day Milo gets swept away by the river. This is the story of their separate journeys to find each other, and the way home. I really enjoyed this movie, and would recommend it for the young and young at heart. This is a good kids movie because there is no violence, no five minute long makeout sessions, just good clean fun about two animal best friends and their adventures.