
The Star of Cottonland
5.6/10
Rating
96 min
Runtime
1984
Release Year
Shin'ichi Tsuji
Director
Cast
Mina Tominaga, Bin Shimada, Nachi Nozawa, Michio Hazama, Miyuki Ueda
Quick Synopsis
After being abandoned by her previous owners at just two months old, a kitten named Chibi-neko is taken in by an 18-year-old young man named Tokio. Tokio's mother, despite her allergy to cats and fear of them, agrees to let him keep Chibi-neko because she worries about his emotional state following his failure to pass university entrance exams. Chibi-neko quickly forms a strong bond with Tokio and, in her own perspective, imagines herself as a small human who can speak, although others only hear her meows. She also believes that all humans were once kittens like herself. One day, a stray cat tells Chibi-neko about a mythical place called Cottonland, a paradise where dreams are said to come true.
Detailed Synopsis of The Star of Cottonland
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to cats and has a great fear of them, she agrees to let him keep the kitten because she fears he is becoming too withdrawn after failing his university entrance exams.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.
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