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A Whisker Away (2020)

The Magic That Brought Us Closer

Genre : Animation, Drama, Romance, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Junichi Sato, Tomotaka Shibayama
Writer : Mari Okada

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Mirai Shida
Mirai Shida
Miyo Sasaki / Taro (cat) (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
Natsuki Hanae
Kento Hinode (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Koichi Yamadera
Mask Seller (voice)
Hiroaki Ogi
Hiroaki Ogi
Kusugi (voice)
Minako Kotobuki
Minako Kotobuki
Yoriko Fukase (voice)
Kensho Ono
Kensho Ono
Masamichi Isami (voice)
Susumu Chiba
Susumu Chiba
Yoji Sasaki (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Ayako Kawasumi
Kaoru Mizutani (voice)
Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara
Miki Saito (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
Daisuke Namikawa
Tomoya Sakaguchi (voice)
Eri Kitamura
Eri Kitamura
Kinako (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kakinuma (voice)
Rei Sakuma
Rei Sakuma
Tamaki (voice)
Oolongta Yoshida
Oolongta Yoshida
Sugita (voice)
Fukushi Ochiai
Fukushi Ochiai
Hajime (voice)
Saki Yonemoto
Saki Yonemoto
Nao Hosomi (voice)

Crews

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato
Director
Tomotaka Shibayama
Tomotaka Shibayama
Director
Mari Okada
Mari Okada
Screenplay
Takamasa Masuki
Takamasa Masuki
Art Direction
Yusuke Takeda
Yusuke Takeda
Art Direction
Miho Tanaka
Miho Tanaka
Color Designer
Yumi Ikeda
Yumi Ikeda
Character Designer
Shinya Matsui
Shinya Matsui
Director of Photography
Mina Kubota
Mina Kubota
Original Music Composer
Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato
Second Unit Director
Tomotaka Shibayama
Tomotaka Shibayama
Second Unit Director
Yuji Shimizu
Yuji Shimizu
Second Unit Director
Cédric Hérole
Cédric Hérole
Key Animation
Kazushige Kanehira
Kazushige Kanehira
Art Designer
Kazuki Hoshino
Kazuki Hoshino
Layout Supervisor
Kazuyuki Asaka
Kazuyuki Asaka
Layout Supervisor
Kazuyuki Asaka
Kazuyuki Asaka
Key Animation
Tomotaka Shibayama
Tomotaka Shibayama
Storyboard Artist
Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato
Storyboard Artist
Takashi Irie
Takashi Irie
Key Animation

Trailers and other movies

A Whisker Away | Official Trailer | Netflix

Posters and backgrounds

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