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Summer with Kuro 1985
Genre: Animation, Drama
Director: Takeshi Shirato
Writer: Keiji Nakazawa, Takeshi Shirato
Cast: Kôji Yada, Taeko Nakanishi, Etsuko Taguchi
Released: 26 Jul 1990
Runtime: 80 min
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly brings joy and laughter to the family. As World War II takes its toll on Japan, it becomes harder for Nobuko and her family to care for Kuro. One August morning, Kuro begins acting strangely...
