She and Her Cat (1999)

Original title

彼女と彼女の猫

Directed by

Makoto Shinkai

Genre

drama film, drama anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

5 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 193 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A male cat narrates his daily life living with his owner, a young woman. The story shows their bond from the cat's point of view as he observes her struggles and quiet moments.

gentlemelancholicintimatequietreflectivetenderslow-paceddomestic

What happens

She and Her Cat (Japanese: 彼女と彼女の猫, Hepburn: Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko), subtitled Their Standing Points, is a 1999 Japanese original video animation created and directed by Makoto Shinkai. His first own directed work, it is a five-minute story about the relationship between a male cat and his female owner told from the cat's perspective. Shinkai made the film to help a romantic interest overcome a difficult situation, and his time living in a small apartment defined the scenario. The team of four animators used Shinkai's hand-drawn illustrations and Adobe After Effects for 3D visual effects. After completing the work, Shinkai himself distributed the film via CD-R and mail, selling 5,000 copies at anime conventions. The work was well received, winning the 2000 DoGA CG Animation Contest and attracting CoMix Wave Films' interest. The company re-released the film in CD-ROM format and hired Shinkai. In 2016, the story was adapted into an anime television series and a manga. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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