Credit: courtesy of GKIDS
Ghost Cat Anzu
2024, NR, 94 min.
Directed by Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Voices by Mirai Moriyama, Munetaka Aoki, Noa Gotô, Miwako Ichikawa, Keiichi Suzuki, Wataru Sawabe.

Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant “ghost cat” and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu’s odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.

This article appears in November 15 • 2024.

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