Samurai Cat: The Movie

Samurai Cat: The Movie

Directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, Takeshi Watanabe

Produced by AMG Entertainment

2014100 min6.5 / 10

A whimsical samurai comedy that uses the absurd premise of cat-versus-dog gang warfare to tell a heartwarming story of a hardened ronin's redemption through compassion.

The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine faction's offer to assassinate the opposite leader's beloved pet: an adorable white cat. Yet upon raising his lethal sword, he cannot bring himself to go through with the act, and the cat melts his ronin heart. But before finding peace as a newly minted cat person, the still fearsome Madarame will have to take on both gangs in a classic samurai street brawl.

Questions people ask

  • Is Samurai Cat: The Movie scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Samurai Cat: The Movie sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Samurai Cat: The Movie easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Does Samurai Cat: The Movie end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Samurai Cat: The Movie violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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