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Oruorane the Cat Player
“Always have a clear, soft, and kind heart.”
4.0 / 10• 1992• 30m•NR• Japanese
AnimationFantasyMusic
Storyline
A passionless cellist, stumbling drunk through back alleys in the days before Christmas, meets a wizened hobo who has honed a technique that allows him to create impossible music from the mewing of stray cats. Enthralled, the once-jaded young musician hopes to reignite his creative spark under the mentorship of the old man and his feline friends.
Cast & Crew
Toshihiko Seki
The Cellist
Lead
Ai Orikasa
Malet
Banjo Ginga
Oruorane
Hiroshi Naka
Shofuren
Megumi Hayashibara
Iruinedo
Masaki Aizawa
Middle-Aged Man
Yuri Amano
Woman
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mizuho Nishikubo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Oruorane the Cat Player is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
