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Cat Soup

Original title: Nekojiru-sô
  • 20012001
  • 34m
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7.6/10
5.4K
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Nekojiru-sô (2001)
aka "Nekojiru-sou"
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  • Animation
  • Short
  • Comedy

A young anthropomorphic cat goes on a psychedelic journey with his sister in order to save her soul.A young anthropomorphic cat goes on a psychedelic journey with his sister in order to save her soul.A young anthropomorphic cat goes on a psychedelic journey with his sister in order to save her soul.

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  • Director
    • Tatsuo Satô
  • Writers
    • Nekojiru(story)
    • Tatsuo Satô(screenplay)
    • Masaaki Yuasa(screenplay)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tatsuo Satô
  • Writers
    • Nekojiru(story)
    • Tatsuo Satô(screenplay)
    • Masaaki Yuasa(screenplay)
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    • 25User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Cat Soup
    Trailer 1:16
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    Storyline

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    A young anthropomorphic cat goes on a psychedelic journey with his sister in order to save her soul.
    • cat
    • anthropomorphic animal
    • surrealism
    • brother sister relationship
    • 2d animation
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    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Short
      • Comedy
      • Fantasy
      • Horror
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    • Connections
      Featured in AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture (2005)

    User reviews25

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A Masterpiece!
    CAT SOUP is a short anime based on the legendary manga Nekojiru. It won the award "Best Short Film" at The 6th Fantasia Film Festival and also won the "Excellence Prize" at Japan's Media Arts Festival.

    When little kitten Nyaako's soul is stolen by Death, she and her brother Nyatta embark on a bizarre journey to get it back. In the surreal dreamscape of the Other Side, they encounter many fantastic characters and remarkable, often disturbing adventures.

    CAT SOUP is an anime like nothing you've ever seen. It's Hello Kitty on acid! It is very original, stunningly beautiful and possess a great sense of strangeness and lyricism. CAT SOUP is very surrealistic (there are no dialogue) and sometimes cruel and gory. So it is more an anime for adults than children (they may not understand at all!). A great journey for those who get the chance to see this absolute masterpiece. An must-see!
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    • ilovejeanrollin
    • Nov 20, 2003

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • J.C. Staff Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 貓湯
    • Production companies
      • Imagica
      • J.C. Staff
      • Sony PCL
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    • Runtime
      34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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