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A single woman runs an unconventional service that rents housecats to lonely people.
Rent-a-Cat
2012 ‘レンタネコ’ Directed by Naoko Ogigami
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Rentaneko, 고양이를 빌려드립니다, 吉猫出租
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The cinematic equivalent of antidepressants. Rent-a-Cat is not just a film for cat lovers, but also an endearing and lyrical portrait of small town life, featuring a playful and quirky turn by Mikako Ichikawa. It’s an episodic movie full of simple pleasures, like a heartwarming slice-of-life anime brought to life. This is really a wonderful gem of a film, and I can’t wait to see more from director Naoko Ogigami. Oh, and this also has the best use of cats in cinema since Breakfast at Tiffany’s!
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Bless film twitter for putting this one on my feed last week.
Rent-A-Cat is a bittersweet movie about loneliness and Sayoko- an animal lover helps sincere people fill that void by renting them her cats. As the movie progresses, we understand that she too struggles with loneliness and is also trying to fill a huge void after having lost someone special.
My 4 rating is a biased one as I'm a cat parent😼 Watching this felt like receiving a warm hug due to pleasant, colorful aesthetics giving out cute Japanese anime vibes.
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Unsurprising that this ended up being basically the best movie anybody's ever made
don't really have the words to express how deeply this just touched me and generally resonated, made me wish I made it, so instead I'll talk about how my cat curled up and watched it with me this morning and would chirp whenever he saw a cat he particularly liked before falling back asleep as I pet him till he snored like the stinky old man he iseither way after Rilakkuma and Kaoru then this Ogigami really might end up being one of the best
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''nothing's better than a cat for when you're feeling lonely.''
new comfort movie alert!!! naoko ogigami is slowly becoming one of my favorite directors and it's just my second movie of hers. rent-a-cat is a beautiful work of simplicity and tenderness. even though sayoko is lonely, she tries her best to fill the hole in the heart of her clients.
each chapter is unique and truly sweet. my favorite was the first one, with the old lady that was really happy to rent one who looks just like her beloved and deceased cat. it reminded me from when people were adopting cats (and dogs) in the beginning of quarantine, as a way to be less isolated. watching sayoko and her…