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The Cat Leaves Home
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Love/Romance · Coming of Age · Women
- CountryJapan
- Production Year2004
- Running Time94min
- Format35mm
- ColorCOLOR
Program Note
This film delicately depicts the everyday life of ordinary girls on their difficult journey to adulthood Suzu, who has been living with her boyfriend Furuta, gets fed up with his selfishness and leaves hìm. She goes to her friend Abe′s house only to find another friend Yoko who is living there while Abe is studying in China. Suzu and Yoko are not exactly the best of friends, but are close enough, Subtle uneasiness arises between the two as their love stories get entangled. For Director Nami Iguchi, the fact that Suzu and Yoko live without any hope or goal for the future doesn′t seem to matter. The director intentionally shifts the focus to the present. In this regard, Abe is a significant character as she has a concrete goal for her future in China. The other two girls attach the highest importance to the little things. They mirror each other in a sense. They are never completely honest about their feelings. In one scene, Suzu gets lost looking for a part-time job. In another scene, Yoko gets lost as she tries to help Suzu when she falls ill. Will the two ever reach adulthood? (Kim Ji-seok)
Director
Nami IGUCHI
Nimi Iguchi was born in Tokyo in 1967. At the age of 20, she entered the Image Forum Film School to study cinema. Since then, she has worked as a sound assistant for many independent films including the films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Shinobu Yaguchi. In 2001, she directed her first short film <Inu-neko>, which won several awards in Japan. <The Cat Leaves Home> is her feature film directorial debut.
Credit
- Director
Nami IGUCHI - ProducerNorio Enomoto
Toshikazu Nishigaya - CastKanako Enomoto
Yoko Fujita
Eiko Koike - ScreenplayNami IGUCHI
- CinematographyAkihiko Suzuki
- Production DesignTakashi Matsuzuka
- SoundShingo Mayumi
- MusicSoichiro Suzuki
- Production CompanyTokyo theatres.Co./inc
- World SalesBitters End Inc.
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