Summer with Kuro

IMDb 6.2 1990 • 67 min • DramaAnimationHistory

Director

Masao Ito

Country

JP

Plot Summary

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...

Top Cast

Taeko Nakanishi
Taeko Nakanishi Nobuko's Mother (voice)
Koji Yada
Koji Yada Nobuko's Father (voice)