Alley Cat
A depressed ex-boxer (Yosuke Kubozuka) encounters a stray cat who brightens his day, but she is taken away by a funny dirty mechanic (Kenji Furuya). The odd couple is unexpectedly dragged into a political conspiracy with Saeko (Yui Ichikawa) and her son at the core, calling each other by the dueling names they gave the cat, Maru and Lily. The two stray cats start off on the road to redemption, or at least tranquil cat ownership, after seeing yet another injustice in which the economic and social elite prey on the weak. (Fun fact: Yosuke Kubozuka and Kenji "KJ" Furuya released the single "Soul Ship" in 2017 in addition to acting together in Alley Cat.) In the band Dragon Ash, Kubozuka plays as Manji Line and Furuya.) CUTS: New Japanese Film Festival
Released: 2017-07-15
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