Summer with Kuro
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Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly brings joy and laughter to the family. As World War II takes its toll on Japan, it becomes harder for Nobuko and her family to care for Kuro. One August morning, Kuro begins acting strangely...
Status: Released
Released Date: 1990-06-04
Runtime: 67 mins
Director: Masao Ito, Takeshi Shirato
Writer: Takeshi Shirato, Keiji Nakazawa
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama, Animation, History
Original title: Summer with Kuro
Production Companies: Gen Productions, Chugoku Broadcasting
Production Countries: Japan
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