The Cat, Me and Another Cat

Synopsis

Sakura Kiyose (Riru Yoshina), a high school student in the art club, wants to go to Tokyo to study at an art ccollege, but her motherTamaki (Yo Hitoto), who does not expect her daughter to leave home, does not listen… Sakura father, Koichi (Kanji Tsuda) returns home after a long absence. Sakuraand Tamaki, looking forward to Koichi’s return, spend time together as a family, but they end up arguing as they discuss their future plans. In contrast, Koichiwants torespect his daughter’s wishes. Tamaki tries to one-sidedly express her own feelingsand finally kicks Koichi out of the house. Just at the awkward mother-daughter relationship, Sakura receives a call that Tamaki has collapsed at work! Sakura anonymously posts her feelings that she can’t tell anyone on social media and seekssolace in a stray cat she meets by chance.

Director’s biography

After graduating from the Japan Academy of Moving Images, worked as an assistant director, researcher, and historical archivist on NHK Taiga dramas such as “Furinkazan,””Atsuhime,” “Ryomaden,” “Segodon,” NHK Taiga fantasy “The Guardian of the Spirit II: The Sad God of Destruction,” “Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Fire Arc/Densetsu no Saigo Hen,” “Silence,” and “Zan”.