Summer with Kuro

Summer with Kuro

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 4, 1990

Runtime

1h 7m

Genres

Drama, Animation, History

User Score

62%

Original Title

クロがいた夏

Production Companies

Gen Productions, Chugoku Broadcasting (RCC)

Director

Masao Ito

Description

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...