If you loved The Spider and the Tulip, try Little Tora, The Abandoned Cat

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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The Spider and the Tulip

1943 · dir. Kenzō Masaoka

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Little Tora, The Abandoned Cat

1947 · dir. Kenzō Masaoka

What they share

Both films are directed by Kenzō Masaoka, and they sit in Adventure / Animation territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Spider and the Tulip, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Little Tora, The Abandoned Cat is

Heidi meets Oliver Twist without the streets. A family of cats takes in an abandoned kitten. Gentle anime from a bygone era.

If you loved The Spider and the Tulip, try Little Tora, The Abandoned Cat

The Spider and the Tulip

Little Tora, The Abandoned Cat

What they share

What Little Tora, The Abandoned Cat is

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