The following cast members have been confirmed to star in A Whisker Away:
Role | Cast Member | Where Have I Seen/Heard Them Before? |
Miyo Sasaki / Taro | Mirai Shida | Arrietty | The Wind Rises | Nobody to Wa ... |
Keno Hinode | Natsuki Hanae | Starmyu | Aldnoah.Zero | Dragon Ball: Re ... |
Cat Storekeeper | Kouichi Yamadera | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Vampir ... |
Kusugi-sensei | Hiroaki Ogi | Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims | G ... |
The A Whisker Away Cast. Miyo Sasaki. voiced by Cherami Leigh and 1 other. Tarō. voiced by Cherami Leigh and 1 other. Kento Hinode. voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch and 1 other. Mask Seller. voiced by Keith Silverstein and 1 other.
A Whisker Away is an upcoming Netflix Original anime feature co-directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama and written by Mari Okada. The feature is only the second feature-length movie produced by Studio Colorido. When is A Whisker Away coming to Netflix?
A Whisker Away ( Japanese: 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる, Hepburn: Nakitai Watashi wa Neko o Kaburu, lit. "Wanting to Cry, I Pretend to Be a Cat") is a 2020 Japanese animated film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, the film was released on June 18, 2020, on Netflix in Japanese.
A Whisker Away is a 2020 Japanese animated film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, the film was released on June 18, 2020 on Netflix in Japanese. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
What's the most memorable about the film is how Miyo (Muge) has autistic symptoms. She's hyperactive, impulsive, unaware of danger, stims, doesn't understand personal space, sensitive, and loud at times. There are people that told me that Miyo is just being immature or a normal 13 year old.
Miyo SasakiCherami LeighKento HinodeNatsuki HanaeKimikoCristina VeeMask SellerKoichi YamaderaKinakoEri KitamuraBannaiBryce PapenbrookA Whisker Away/CharactersMiyo Sasaki, known as Taro in her cat form, is the main protagonist of the Netflix 2020 anime film, A Whisker Away.
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Oh, and while this is happening, Hinode is coming to terms with the fact he both likes and loves Miyo. A thought he expresses and is key to Miyo barely dodging being a cat forever. Leading us to have a happy ending.
A human mask then falls off her face and the Mask Seller appears to get the mask so that Muge will stay as a cat for the rest of her life.
Miss Ultra Gaga and EnigmaticIn human form, Miyo has a big personality—she's known derisively by her classmates as “Muge,” meaning “Miss Ultra Gaga and Enigmatic”—and is very forward with how she feels about Hinode, though is constantly clumsy about it.
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Studio Colorido, the production company behind the anime films Penguin Highway and A Whisker Away, announced its next anime film Drifting Home will be coming to Netflix worldwide sometime in 2022. The announcement was part of the TUDUM: Anime Spotlight, a pre-show for Netflix's TUDUM announcement event on YouTube.
Hinode's hands becoming feline represents he feels his family won't accept him for his love of pottery. Compared to Hinode (whose at least has an entire loving family), Muge wholly transforming into a cat sadly represents she feels her family (specifically her biological mother) doesn't love any part of her at all.
The unnamed Cat Mask SellerType of Villain The unnamed Cat Mask Seller is the main antagonist of 2020 anime film A Whisker Away.
A Whisker Away is about depression and allowing yourself to be loved. If you don't cry at least once during this film, you aren't paying attention.
Miyo Sasaki is a weird second-year junior high student, who falls in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Muge tries to make Kento notice her every day, but all in vain. Nevertheless, while carrying a secret she can tell no one, Muge continues to pursue Kento.
It was originally meant to premier at the cinema in Japan and the USA but because of the Corona virus outbreak it was picked up by Netflix instead and premiered worldwide on Netflix.
Language. Japanese. A Whisker Away, known in Japan as Nakitai Watashi wa Neko o Kaburu (泣きたい私は猫をかぶる, lit. "Wanting to Cry, I Pretend to Be a Cat") is a 2020 Japanese animated film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, the film was released on June 18, 2020, ...
Kinako gives Hinode a cat mask, which turns him into a half-cat. Kinako and Hinode are trapped by the mask seller but are rescued by Miyo and another cat who used to be a human. When Kinako is about to give Miyo her face back, the mask seller takes Miyo.
One day, Miyo receives a magical Noh mask from a mysterious mask seller, which lets her become a cat. As "Tarō", she spends time with Hinode at his home, keeps him company while he studies Japanese pottery and listens to his problems.
Meanwhile, Kinako comes to understand just how much Miyo's stepmom loved her cat and has a change of heart. She reveals the secret of the masks to Hinode and takes him to the island to save Miyo before her transformation becomes permanent. Kinako gives Hinode a cat mask, which turns him into a half-cat.
Hinode saves face by publicly telling Miyo that he hates her . Miyo later visits Hinode as Tarō and spends the night with him. In the morning, she decides that life with Hinode as a cat is better than life without him as a human, and her human face falls off in the form of a porcelain mask.
Movies on Netflix. A Whisker Away is a Japanese animation movie written by Mari Okada. The movie follows a girl with a mask with the ability to turn her into a cat. And her use of this ability to get close to her crush; she finds she is faced with the difficult decision of having to give up her human life.
One day, Miyo receives a magical Noh mask from a mysterious mask seller, which lets her become a cat. As "Tarō", she spends time with Hinode at his home, keeps him company while he studies Japanese pottery and listens to his problems.
When confronted, Hinode saves face by publicly telling Miyo that he hates her. Miyo later visits Hinode as Tarō and spends the night with him. In the morning, she decides that life with Hinode as a cat is better than life without him as a human, and her human face falls off in the form of a porcelain mask.
She reveals the secret of the masks to Hinode and takes him to the Island to save Miyo before her transformation becomes permanent. Kinako gives Hinode a cat mask, which turns him into a half-cat. Kinoko and Hinode are trapped by the masked seller but are rescued by Miyo and another cat who used to be a human.
While Hinode eventually finds Miyo, the shopkeeper takes them to the "promised place" and attempts to finalize Miyo's and Hinode 's transformation and extract their lifespan, but is foiled by all of the resentful humans that he had previously turned into cats.
Miyo implores her to return her face, but Kinako refuses, explaining that she is approaching the end of her natural lifespan but wishes to continue living and bringing happiness to her owner. Miyo follows the shopkeeper to the secret Island of Cats where she hopes to convince him to turn her back into a human.
A Whisker Away (Japanese: 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる, Hepburn: Nakitai Watashi wa Neko o Kaburu, lit. "Wanting to Cry, I Pretend to Be a Cat") is a 2020 Japanese animated film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, the film was released on June 18, 2020, on Netflix in Japanese.
Miyo Sasaki is an unhappy middle school girl living in the town of Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture who does not get along with her stepmother Kaoru after her mother Miki Sasaki left. Each day at school, she goes out of her way to flirt with her crush, Kento Hinode, in spite of his repeated rejections. One day, Miyo receives a magical Noh mask from a mysterious mask seller, which lets her become a cat. As "Tarō", she spends time with Hinode at his home, keeps him company while he studies Japanese …
The film was animated by Studio Colorido. The film takes place in Tokoname, Japan, since director Shibayama Tomotaka grew up there. Many scenes in the film are directly taken from actual places in the town.
The theme song, "Hana ni Bōrei" (A Ghost in a Flower), and its ending theme, "Usotsuki" (The Lying Moon), are both performed by Japanese rock duo Yorushika
The film was originally scheduled for release in Japanese theaters on June 5, 2020, but it was pulled from the schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was then sold to Netflix who released it digitally on June 18, 2020. On September 18, 2020, it was announced the film will have a limited theatrical run in Japan throughout October 2020. In Japan, the film will released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 23, 2021.
On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. Lawrence Bennie of UK Film Review awarded it four out of five stars, calling it "Sweet, cute and charming", and "a great piece of anime escapism". Jamie Morris of LeftLion also awarded it a positive review, saying it will “give plenty of people a reason to smile.”
• Asian Academy Creative Awards "Best Animation Work Award" (in Japanese)
• The 24th Japanese Media Arts Festival Animation Division "Excellent Work Award" (in Japanese)
• Official website (in Japanese)
• A Whisker Away on Netflix
• A Whisker Away (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• A Whisker Away at IMDb