There’s a new trailer out for Neko Atsume no Ie, and it reveals more characters and more cats!
For those not in the know, Neko Atsume no Ie is based off the extremely popular mobile game from Hit Point called Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector, which well, basically allowed you to collect cats in your backyard.
The movie’s cast members have also been revealed along with their roles:
- Tomoro Taguchi as Asakusa, heroine Michiru’s senior editor
- Tae Kimura as Yoko, a pet shop shopkeeper
- Kayoko Okubo as a real estate agent
- Shiori Kutsuna as Michiru, the heroine of the story and the protagonist’s editor
- Atsushi Itou as Sakumoto, the protagonist and a novelist
On top of that, Masahiro Toda, Hiroka Aoto, Sowa Omine, Toshiro Muraki and Usagi Oyama are also cast in the film.
The film follows Sakumoto, a best selling author who is dealing with writer’s block. To turn over a new leaf, he moves to a tranquil new home but is unable to break out of it. One day, he sees a cat show up in his garden, and though he tries talking to it, it goes away. He then places dry food in his garden, which disappears by morning, and this is where the movie takes off.
https://youtu.be/e3QumAoiPns
Neko Atsume no Ie opens 8 April 2017 in Japan, expect a lighthearted movie with lots and lots of cats.