Rent-a-Cat

A Tokyo entrepreneur keeps her business afloat by lending cats to the elderly until an ex-boyfriend’s reappearance complicates her feline-mediated social life. Her awkwardly pleasing solution involves fewer claws and more compromise. It’s charming in ways that won’t require a follow-up.

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Naoko Ogigami directed Rent-a-Cat in 2012. See Naoko Ogigami's full filmography, where to start with Naoko Ogigami, or where to go after you've seen everything by Naoko Ogigami.

Rent-a-Cat was released in 2012 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 110 minutes.