Rent-a-Cat (2012)

Original title

レンタネコ

Directed by

Naoko Ogigami

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman who runs a cat rental service helps lonely people find comfort by temporarily loaning them cats. She connects with her customers through their shared need for companionship.

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What happens

Rent-a-Cat (レンタネコ, Rentaneko) is a Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Naoko Ogigami. It premiered at 2012 Stockholm International Film Festival and was also featured in 17th Busan International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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