The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)
"Koneko monogatari" (original title)

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

Director:

Masanori Hata

Writers:

Masanori Hata (story), Mark Saltzman (screenplay)

Stars:

Kyôko Koizumi, Milo, Dudley Moore

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kyôko Koizumi	...	Poetry Recitation
Milo	...	Himself
Dudley Moore	...	Narrator (voice)
Otis	...	Himself
Shigeru Tsuyuki	...	Narrator

Storyline

The story of two animals and their adventures. Milo, the cat, and Otis, the dog, are two animals who grew up together on the same farm. One day, the two are separated and begin a journey to find each other. The adventurous, and often perilous quest finds the two animals traveling across mountains, plains, and snow-covered lands searching for one another.

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Plot Keywords:

cat | dog | farm | friendship | cow | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

25 August 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Milo & Otis

Filming Locations:

Kitakyûshû City, Fukuoka, Japan

Box Office

Gross:

$13,245,219 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 82 min (Québec) 75 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Narrator: The noise upstairs didn't disturb the dogs that slept in the barn. They could sleep through anything. But a lot of the other animals were awakened by all the scurrying overhead. Some of them just accepted it... some were pretty annoyed... and a few quietly plotted revenge.

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Connections

Referenced in Confab: The Pilot (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen D 774"
by Franz Schubert

User Reviews

cute, clever movie

this movie is excellent, kids love it and it's fun for adults, too. the animals are adorable, and the narrator is perfect. i love the complete absence of humans throughout the movie. far preferable to other animal movies in which the animals talk (which is just an cheap way of getting around the communication problem in animal movies). instead of a slap-dash disney-type production, this is more like a storybook that someone has really taken the time to bring to life.