Gu Gu, the Cat
2008Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as her assistant Naomi watches on with concern. Naomi is a young woman in her early twenties, who has her set of worries about love and future. Then one day, Asako meets a new cat, Gu Gu, which brings new joy and vitality to her life. What is more, she finds potential for love in a man named Seiji. Like Asako, Naomi, too, embarks on a new life plan.
Acted in
Kyoko Koizumi
as Asako Kojima
Juri Ueno
as Naomi
Ryo Kase
as Seiji Sawamura
Naojiro Hayashi
as Mamoru
Tatsuya Isaka
as Tatsuya
Miyuki Oshima
as Kanako
Tomoko Murakami
as Sakie
Kazuko Kurosawa
as Michiko
Marty Friedman
as Paul Weinberg
Suzuka Ohgo
as Ca Va
Asei Kobayashi
as Taisuke Yamamoto
Chieko Matsubara
as Asako's mother
Ai Takabe
as Kyoko
Elisa Yanagi
as Erika
Tetsushi Tanaka
Hiroaki Murakami
Denden
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Kazuo Umezz
as Umezu