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Leave the Cat Alone

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Country
Japan

How it feels

A Japanese film that follows the life of a person and their connection to a cat. The story explores the quiet rhythms of daily existence and the subtle emotional bonds between the human and the animal.

contemplativeobservationalquietslow-burnmelancholicintimateunderstatedslightly distant

What happens

Leave the Cat Alone is a 2025 Japanese film directed by Daisuke Shigaya. It had its world premiere at the 2025 Busan International Film Festival in the first official competition section. The film was cited by festival director Jung Hanseok, as an example of a movie which gained a sales agent after it was announced as a film in competition at Busan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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