Japan Synopsis
猫侍
The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine faction's offer to assassinate the opposite leader's beloved pet: an adorable white cat. Yet upon raising his lethal sword, he cannot bring himself to go through with the act, and the cat melts his ronin heart. But before finding peace as a newly minted cat person, the still fearsome Madarame will have to take on both gangs in a classic samurai street brawl.
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
546 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Samurai Cat: The Movie sits at position #415.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
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Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,505 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,364 of 1,714 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | AMG Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | March 1, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3185154 |