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The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat
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The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat

2019-02-23 · 60 min · Not rated

TV Movie

A man working for a publishing company becomes unable to force himself to go to work anymore. His wife is about to get fed up with him, when he happens to meet a black stray cat in a park. It's thanks to the cat that his life is slowly starting to change for the better.

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Directors
Matsubara Hiroshi
Production companies
NHK, TBS Sparkle, NHK Enterprises
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hayato IchiharaHayato IchiharaBoku
Yuri NakamuraYuri NakamuraWife
Miwako KakeiMiwako KakeiMayumi
Erika OkudaErika OkudaKashima
Mickey CurtisMickey CurtisElderly man
Kanji TsudaKanji TsudaVeterinarian
Tetsu HiraharaTetsu Hirahara
Aya KitaiAya Kitai

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