Nekojiru-sô (2001)
Genre: Animation
Duration: 34 minuten
Alternative titles: Cat Soup / ねこぢる草
Country:
Japan
Directed by: Tatsuo Sato
IMDb score:
7,6 (6.495)
Releasedate: 21 February 2001
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Nekojiru-sô plot
Nyatto the cat embarks on a journey to save his sister's soul. It was torn in two when Nyatto tried to save her from death. She travels after him brain dead. On their journey they experience mysterious and magical events.
Reviews & comments
Goldenskull
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- 24398 messages
- 3097 votes
I never watch short films, but Cat Soup had my interest for a long time. It is a pity that it is not allowed on the site, also a pity that it does not last longer at all.
Every time you think 'now it's getting less', Nekojiru-sou comes up with another great original idea like the water elephant and the unzipped pig.
Very nice drawing style and camera angles, wonderfully crazy, beautifully surreal, atmospheric and sometimes hilariously funny. Great shorts.
4.5* I think.
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
You can describe this as crazy. To be honest, I can't really unravel the plot without reading the synopsis. Very playful and enthusiastic animation film as other Japanese animation films are fond of, a subgenre in itself. Absurd and surprising also with colorful images and imaginative and flashy images.
Not 100% my thing, but definitely enjoyed it. Surreal in which the chopped up body parts float around. Cool for once!
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Onderhond
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- 87625 messages
- 12894 votes
And so finally (again) on MM.
Would like to review it again. It's a pity that there is still no HD version (and from reading this the chance that one will come is fairly small, no sufficient quality source material), but the film also manages to hold its own without it.
A mix of anime, but a bit more surreal, which makes it somewhat similar to European animation. That is probably why the film has also gained fame outside the anime world, and has also gained a name among the more cinephile communities. Rightly so, because although the premise is fairly simple, the film itself is not exactly that.
The animation is high-quality (but not overly complex), the soundtrack is appropriate and well used, but it is mainly the creativity and pacing that make this film a special experience. On the one hand it is a pity that there are not more films that dare to take on this kind of crossover, on the other hand the film is still very unique.
4.0* and a extensive review
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