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A Whisker Away

A Whisker Away

Animation · Drama · Romance · 2020

A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.

Movie details

A Whisker Away

“The magic that brought us closer.”

2020 Animation · Drama · Romance 1h 44m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.9 / 10

Community rating

A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over A Whisker Away?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tomotaka Shibayama · Junichi Sato

Written by

Mari Okada

Mirai Shida

Mirai Shida

Miyo Sasaki / Taro (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Kento Hinode (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Mask Seller (voice)

Hiroaki Ogi

Hiroaki Ogi

Kusugi (voice)

Minako Kotobuki

Minako Kotobuki

Yoriko Fukase (voice)

Kensho Ono

Kensho Ono

Masamichi Isami (voice)

Susumu Chiba

Susumu Chiba

Yoji Sasaki (voice)

Court is in session

Put A Whisker Away on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.