A Whisker Away (2020)
泣きたい私は猫をかぶる
The magic that brought us closer.
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A Whisker Away rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.7/10· 17K votes
Rotten Tomatoes93%
TMDb7.865/10· 1K votesWith 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About A Whisker Away
A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.
Cast of A Whisker Away
Mirai Shida
as Miyo Sasaki / Taro (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
as Kento Hinode (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
as Mask Seller (voice)
Hiroaki Ogi
as Kusugi (voice)
Minako Kotobuki
as Yoriko Fukase (voice)
Kensho Ono
as Masamichi Isami (voice)
Susumu Chiba
as Yoji Sasaki (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
as Kaoru Mizutani (voice)
Sayaka Ohara
as Miki Saito (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
as Tomoya Sakaguchi (voice)
Eri Kitamura
as Kinako (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
as Kakinuma (voice)
A Whisker Away facts
- Original title
- 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Anime fantasy with charming cat anthropomorphism and whimsy
- •Bullying themes explored with emotional sensitivity and compassion
- •Animation brings imaginative cartoon cat concept to vivid life
What the audience disliked
- •Romance subplot may feel underdeveloped for older viewers
- •Anime style and tone not universally appealing to Western audiences
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