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Cat Soup

Nekojiru-so

Japan

2001

34 Min
Color
Japanese
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DIR Tatsuo Sato

PROD Yuji Matsukura

SCR Tatsuo Sato, Masaaki Yuasa

DP Masaru Takase

ED Kan Onoshima

MUSIC Yutoro Teshikai

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Cat Soup is an extremely difficult film to describe, due to its awesome surrealism and almost nonexistant dialogue. It is more a work of art than an anime. There are many underlying themes, such as the transcience of man’s existence, but it can be enjoyed without understanding any of them. The plot, though simple, isn’t necessarily understandable without being explained. The main character, a cat named Nyatto, embarks upon a journey to save his sister’s soul, which was ripped in two when Nyatto tried to save her from Death. She trails after him, brain-dead. They encounter many brilliant, mind-bending situations, beginning with a disturbing magic show. –Anime News Network

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Kirby

20Oct12

Much like a dream, surreal and completely nonsensical, jumping from place to place without reason. But I like dreams like that. And I like this, too.

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neely

9Aug12

completely wonderful

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febyac

8Aug12

trippy in silence

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Katerina

6Jun12

incoherent but coherent

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imperfect hieroglyphs etched in an imaginary screen

By Blasphe​mer on April 28, 2010

A drop of liquid gracefully slides onto Nyaako’s tongue, her inky pupils begin expanding, merging with the effervescent, glistening universe, she and her brother Nyatta marinating in the magnificent…  read review

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