Ghost Cat Anzu

Bakeneko Anzu-chan / Anzu, chat-fantôme

Quinzaine 2024 | Feature film | 97 min | Japan, France

World premiere

After the death of his wife, a Japanese bad boy entrusts his 11-year-old daughter, Karin, to his father, a monk who lives in a rural temple with Anzu, an oversized 37-year-old “ghost cat” who is as ingenious as he is sarcastic. Other spirits come to populate the local pantheon: a frog who is squatting a local golf course, a mushroom with a beard, a “god of misfortune”. An animated film that, in both its storytelling and the variety of its designs, will win over fans of Spirited Away and My Neighbors the Yamadas.

Director

Yôko Kuno

Born in 1990, Yôko Kuno studied at Tama Art University. Her graduation film, Airy Me, won a lot of awards. She worked as rotoscoping animation director and is now considered one of the key figures in cotemporary animation. She is also a manga creator.

Nobuhiro Yamashita

Born in 1976, Nobuhiro Yamashita is a very popular director in Japan. In his early days, he was often compared to Aki Kaurismäki and Jim Jarmusch for his characters of young drifters. Linda Linda Linda, his first 35mm film, was a popular success.