Summer with Kuro
1990•1h 7m•6.2•Released
DramaAnimationHistory
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...
Director
Masao Ito
Writer
Keiji Nakazawa, Takeshi Shirato
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Gen Productions
Cast
Taeko Nakanishi
Nobuko's Mother (voice)
Koji Yada
Nobuko's Father (voice)
Production
Company
Gen Productions
Company
Chugoku Broadcasting
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