Movie: The Star of Cottonland

Top 6 Billed Cast

Mina Tominaga
冨永みーな

Chibi-neko (voice)

Bin Shimada
島田敏

Tokio Suwano (voice)

Nachi Nozawa
野沢那智

Raphael (voice)

Michio Hazama
羽佐間道夫

Tobio Suwano (voice)

Miyuki Ueda
上田みゆき

Fumiko Suwano (voice)

Keiko Han
潘恵子

Mitsuko (voice)

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    After two-month-old kitten Chibi-neko is abandoned by her former owners, she is found by 18-year-old Tokio. Although his mother is allergic to cats and has a great fear of them, she agrees to let him keep the kitten because she fears he is becoming too withdrawn after failing his university entrance exams. Chibi-neko soon falls in love with Tokio. In her own mind, Chibi-neko is a small human who speaks in human words, although people only ever seem to hear her meow, and she believes that all humans were once kittens like her. A stray cat tells Chibi-neko of a paradise called Cottonland, where dreams can come true.

  • Release Date

    1984-02-11

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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