Japan Synopsis
世界から猫が消えたなら
A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in the world that will disappear. The man thinks about his relationships with ex-friends, ex-lovers, relatives and colleagues who will be sincerely sad when he dies.
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
588 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. If Cats Disappeared from the World sits at position #353.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when If Cats Disappeared from the World premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,536 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,116 of 1,933 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | May 14, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4042994 |
| Official Site | www.sekaneko.com |