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Cat Soup (OAV)

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©Nekojiru • Yamato Do Co., Ltd./Nekojiru Family.


[ related to Nekojiru Gekijou (TV) ]

Alternative title:
Nekojiru-so
Кошачий суп (Russian)
ねこぢる草 (Japanese)
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Plot Summary: Cat Soup is an extremely difficult film to describe, due to its awesome surrealism and almost nonexistant dialogue. It is more a work of art than an anime. There are many underlying themes, such as the transcience of man's existence, but it can be enjoyed without understanding any of them. The plot, though simple, isn't necessarily understandable without being explained. The main character, a cat named Nyatto, embarks upon a journey to save his sister's soul, which was ripped in two when Nyatto tried to save her from Death. She trails after him, brain-dead. They encounter many brilliant, mind-bending situations, beginning with a disturbing magic show.
Video:
User Ratings: 556 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 81 votes (sub:68, dub:5, ?:3, raw:3, Spa.sub:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Excellent: 115 votes (sub:91, dub:17, raw:3, ?:2, Rus.dub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Very good: 123 votes (sub:104, dub:17, ?:2)
 Good: 121 votes (sub:99, dub:16, raw:3, Rus.sub:1, Fre.sub:1, ?:1)
 Decent: 64 votes (sub:50, dub:9, ?:3, raw:1, Rus.dub:1)
 So-so: 16 votes (sub:14, dub:1, Pol.sub:1)
 Not really good: 9 votes (sub:5, dub:2, ?:1, raw:1)
 Weak: 13 votes (sub:9, raw:2, dub:2)
 Bad: 6 votes (dub:3, sub:3)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: 6 votes (sub:4, dub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 976 users, rank: #579
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.6179 (Very good-.38), std. dev.: 1.9153, rank: #799
Weighted mean: 7.541 (Very good-.45), rank: #722
Bayesian estimate: 7.5407 (Very good-.45), rank: #539
Running time: 34 minutes
Number of episodes: 1
Vintage:
2001
2002-01-20 (Italy - Future Film Festival)
Trivia: We have 1
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Related releases:
    Cat Soup (DVD) 2003-09-09
    Cat Soup - DVD + Limited Edition Liquid Art Pack (DVD) 2003-09-09

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Tatsuo Sato

Scenario:
Masaaki Yuasa
Tatsuo Sato

Storyboard: Masaaki Yuasa

Original creator: Nekojiru

Art director: Goki Nakamura

Producer: Yuji Matsukura

Animation producer: Masaaki Yuasa

Assistant Foley:
Kentarou Noto
Yuri Hasegawa

Assistant Mixing Engineer:
Kumiko Shimizu
Yoshinori Takada

Assistant producer: Tomohiro Ogawa

Cel Effects: Gou Abe

Chief Production Administrator: Jun Katou

Cinematography: Masaru Takase

Color design: Miyuki Ishida

Cooperation: Etsuko Sakaguchi (OP)

Digital Paint:
Asuka Takada
Kan Onoshima
Kazuomi Koga
Kenichi Hashimoto
Kimi Hirabayashi
Mie Marumo
Mika Funabashi
Miwako Suzuki
Taisuke Ishikawa
Tomoko Ando
Tsuyoshi Izawa

Editing: Kan Onoshima

Foley:
Kazue Akiyama
Shin'ichi Kita

In-Between Animation:
Akie Hayakawa
Akie Okamoto
Akie Sahashi
Akie Takamoto
Atsuko Ueda
Ayaka Suga
Chie Fuji
Chieko Miyagawa
Chika Ueno
Chizuko Koike
Fumiko Kimura
Gou Moride
Hiromi Sahara
Hiromi Suzuki
Kazue Aoki
Kazuhiro Suzuki
Kenji Nishigawa
Kumiko Mori
Mariko Aikawa
Masaaki Iwane
Mayumi Kakubari
Mitsuzumi Yoshino
Noriko Kai
Noriko Sugiyama
Satsuki Muramatsu
Takayuki Abe
Takehiko Kageyama
Tomoko Ura
Toshifumi Nijima
Youko Ozone
Yuichirou Yamada
Yukari Yamaura
Yukie Watanabe
Yukiyo Komito
Yuriko Ishii
Yuuki Ukai

In-Between Check:
Hiroki Okamoto
Nobuko Ogino
Takako Kono

Key Animation:
Hidenori Fukuoka
Hiroshi Shimizu
Kayoko Nabeta
Kunihiro Abe
Masahiko Kubo
Nobutaka Ito
Osamu Tanabe
Shigeki Sunada
Shigeru Aki
Shuichi Kaneko
Yasuhisa Kato
Yoh Yoshinari
Yuichiro Sueyoshi

Mix Engineer:
Kazutaka Someya
Masakazu Yamaguchi

Music Cooperation: Jun'ichi Natori

Music Director: Yutoro Teshikai

Music Recording:
Hiroki Kakutani
Toshio Tamagawa

Planning:
Atsushi Moriyama
Hatashige Toyosaki (MAC)
Masaaki Yuasa
Mikihiko Kanie
Taisei Toyo

Post-Production Manager:
Chiyo Ikejima
Takeshi Ishigaki

Promoter: Michiko Otake

Sound Design: Kazutaka Someya

Special Finishing: Miyuki Ishida

Visual Effects:
Masaru Takase
Mikio Nakade
Mikio Takade

 (none)
Japanese companies 

Animation Production: J.C. Staff

Cooperation:
Animo
Imagica
Sony PCL

Digital Paint: JC Staff

Distributor: Starchild Records

Foley: Sony PCL

In-Between Animation:
Anime Osaka
JC Staff
M.S.C.
Studio Cockpit
Studio March

Music Cooperation:
Algol Production
Moeginomura Hall of Halls - Yamanashi Kiyosato

Music Production: Starchild Records

Production:
J.C. Staff
Starchild Records
Yamato Do Co

Sound Production: Sony PCL

English staff 
English cast 

Translation: Mayumi Kobayashi

Executive producer: John O'Donnell

Producer: Stephanie Shalofsky

Commentary Translation: Mayumi Kobayashi

DVD Coordination: Michael Palan

In House Production:
Amber Kusmenko
Justin Sevakis
Tim Werenko

Manager: Tim Werenko

Subtitling: Justin Sevakis

 (none)
English companies 

Broadcaster: Anime Selects

Distributor: Software Sculptors

DVD Menu Design: Orange Rectangle Labs

DVD Premastering: Resolution Productions

Licensed by: Central Park Media

 
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