If Cats Disappeared from the World (世界から猫が消えたなら, Sekai kara neko ga kietanara) is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Nagai [ja], starring Takeru Satoh and Aoi Miyazaki[3] and based on the novel Sekai kara Neko ga Kieta nara by Genki Kawamura [ja].[4] It was released in Japan by Toho on May 14, 2016.[1]
An unnamed young man, living alone and working as a postman, is given a terminal diagnosis of brain cancer. As he despairs and wonders who will miss him when he dies, he returns home to find a doppelganger of himself, who claims to be the devil. The "devil" tells the man that if he agrees that one type of thing, chosen by the devil, will be removed from the world (as if it had never been), then the man can have another day of life instead of dying the next day. The items are removed at the end of that day, giving the man one last day ostensibly to enjoy them before they disappear from the world. The story proceeds through successive days with new things being removed each day: after phones, then movies, clocks, and finally cats. The story focuses on the way in which the world is different for the man and his backstory without the removed items. Each of these is somehow crucial to his relationships with his few friends and family: an ex-girlfriend, a best friend who only knows how to interact with others through sharing movies, an acquaintance met in Buenos Aires, and most importantly, the man's late mother, whose cat he inherited. The story is told both in the present and in a series of flashbacks, and the viewer comes to have a better understanding of the young man's relationships with family and friends, and the pain and beauty of mortality.
On its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, the film was third placed, with 141,691 admissions and ¥184.7 million in gross.[5][4] On its second weekend, it was again third placed by admissions, with 104,440, and was second-placed by gross, with ¥141.4 million.[6][7]
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The lyrics of "Fantasou Apla" by Greek artist Despina Vandi also suggest imagining a world where a class of items disappears one at a time, and focuses on how the world would differ each time, as a means of revealing the importance of a relationship vanishing.
Referencesedit
^ ab"世界から猫が消えたなら". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2016.
^"If Cats Disappeared from the World". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
^ abcdefgh"世界から猫が消えたなら(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Singray. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
^ abBlair, Gavin J. (May 16, 2016). "Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Holds on to No. 1, Passes $35M". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
^"Japan Box Office Report – 5/14~5/15". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
^"Japan Box Office Report – 5/21~5/22". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
^Blair, Gavin J. (May 23, 2016). "Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Passes $42M, Beats Previous Weekend Haul Again". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
cats, disappeared, from, world, 世界から猫が消えたなら, sekai, kara, neko, kietanara, 2016, japanese, drama, film, directed, akira, nagai, starring, takeru, satoh, miyazaki, based, novel, sekai, kara, neko, kieta, nara, genki, kawamura, released, japan, toho, 2016, poste. If Cats Disappeared from the World 世界から猫が消えたなら Sekai kara neko ga kietanara is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Nagai ja starring Takeru Satoh and Aoi Miyazaki 3 and based on the novel Sekai kara Neko ga Kieta nara by Genki Kawamura ja 4 It was released in Japan by Toho on May 14 2016 1 If Cats Disappeared from the WorldPosterJapanese nameKanji世界から猫が消えたならTranscriptionsRevised HepburnSekai kara Neko ga Kieta naraDirected byAkira Nagai ja Based onSekai kara Neko ga Kieta nara ja by Genki Kawamura ja StarringTakeru Satoh Aoi MiyazakiDistributed byTohoRelease dateMay 14 2016 2016 05 14 Running time103 minutes 1 CountryJapanLanguageJapaneseBox officeUS 4 7 million 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 See Also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editAn unnamed young man living alone and working as a postman is given a terminal diagnosis of brain cancer As he despairs and wonders who will miss him when he dies he returns home to find a doppelganger of himself who claims to be the devil The devil tells the man that if he agrees that one type of thing chosen by the devil will be removed from the world as if it had never been then the man can have another day of life instead of dying the next day The items are removed at the end of that day giving the man one last day ostensibly to enjoy them before they disappear from the world The story proceeds through successive days with new things being removed each day after phones then movies clocks and finally cats The story focuses on the way in which the world is different for the man and his backstory without the removed items Each of these is somehow crucial to his relationships with his few friends and family an ex girlfriend a best friend who only knows how to interact with others through sharing movies an acquaintance met in Buenos Aires and most importantly the man s late mother whose cat he inherited The story is told both in the present and in a series of flashbacks and the viewer comes to have a better understanding of the young man s relationships with family and friends and the pain and beauty of mortality Cast editTakeru Satoh 3 Aoi Miyazaki 3 Gaku Hamada 3 Eita Okuno ja 3 Anna Ishii 3 Eiji Okuda 3 Mieko Harada 3 Reception editOn its opening weekend at the Japanese box office the film was third placed with 141 691 admissions and 184 7 million in gross 5 4 On its second weekend it was again third placed by admissions with 104 440 and was second placed by gross with 141 4 million 6 7 See Also editThe lyrics of Fantasou Apla by Greek artist Despina Vandi also suggest imagining a world where a class of items disappears one at a time and focuses on how the world would differ each time as a means of revealing the importance of a relationship vanishing References edit a b 世界から猫が消えたなら eiga com in Japanese Retrieved May 27 2016 If Cats Disappeared from the World Box Office Mojo Retrieved May 27 2016 a b c d e f g h 世界から猫が消えたなら 2016 allcinema in Japanese Singray Retrieved May 27 2016 a b Blair Gavin J May 16 2016 Japan Box Office Zootopia Holds on to No 1 Passes 35M The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved May 27 2016 Japan Box Office Report 5 14 5 15 tokyohive 6Theory Media LLC May 17 2016 Retrieved May 27 2016 Japan Box Office Report 5 21 5 22 tokyohive 6Theory Media LLC May 25 2016 Retrieved May 27 2016 Blair Gavin J May 23 2016 Japan Box Office Zootopia Passes 42M Beats Previous Weekend Haul Again The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved May 27 2016 External links editOfficial website in Japanese If Cats Disappeared from the World at IMDb nbsp This 2010s drama film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a Japanese film of the 2010s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title If Cats Disappeared from the World amp oldid 1162552344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
