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, Romance, Slice of Life
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 193 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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Leave the Cat Alone- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.