A Whisker Away (2020)

Miyo Sasaki is in love with her classmate Kento Hinode and tries repeatedly to get Kento's attention by transforming into a cat, but at some point, the boundary between herself and the cat becomes ambiguous.

Directors:

Jun'ichi Satô, Tomotaka Shibayama

Writer:

Mari Okada

Stars:

Mirai Shida, Natsuki Hanae, Johnny Yong Bosch

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mirai Shida	...	Miyo Sasaki (voice)
Natsuki Hanae	...	Kento Hinode (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Kento Hinode (voice)
Bob Buchholz	...	Kusunoki (voice)
Kira Buckland	...	Mizoguchi / Sachiko (voice)
Reba Buhr	...	Miki (voice)
Griffin Burns	...	Isami / Utsumi / Yasuhara (voice)
Susumu Chiba	...	Yoji Sasaki (voice)
Todd Haberkorn	...	Yoji / Motomiya (voice)
Erika Harlacher	...	Yoriko (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi	...	Kaoru Mizutani (voice)
Rina Kitagawa	...	Yumi Hinode (voice)
Eri Kitamura	...	Kinako (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa	...	Kenzo Hinode (voice)
Minako Kotobuki	...	Yoriko Fukase (voice)

Storyline

Miyo Sasaki is a weird second-year junior high student, who falls in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Muge tries to make Kento notice her every day, but all in vain. Nevertheless, while carrying a secret she can tell no one, Muge continues to pursue Kento. Muge discovers a magic mask that allows her to transform into a cat, however, there is also a probability that she might never become human again, if she continues using the mask.

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Plot Keywords:

love | cat | transformation | pottery | potatoes | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was originally meant to premier at the cinema in Japan and the USA but because of the Corona virus outbreak it was picked up by Netflix instead and premiered worldwide on Netflix.

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Crazy Credits

At the beginning of the credits are a few extra scenes, presumably after the events of the movie.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Animated Movies of 2020 (2020)

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Soundtracks

Hana ni Bourei
by Yorushika
Written by n-buna
Performed by suis

User Reviews

Nothing special, but really nice

Imma be real with you, not a masterpiece, the antagonist was not offensively bad, but a bit shallow. It also feels weird that there are no repercussions for stalking her love interest but that's anime for you. But 3 things why I had so much fun with this flick: 1. muge, the Protagonist, is really energetic, so you are invested in her motifs 2. some really beautiful shots. I'm a sucker for cozy images 2.5. I really don't know why but the tree Scenery in the last third of the movie got me going. I'm seriously biased here

I guess it's more like a 6/10 but I don't care, I had too much of a good feeling afterwards. Easy to enjoy

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

18 June 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Whisker Away

Company Credits

Production Co:

BS Fuji, Dentsu Meitetsu Communications, Fuji Creative (FCC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1