Hitomi Kisugi with her older sister Rui and her younger sister Ai, they run a café called Cat's Eye. Hitomi and her sisters lead a double life as a trio of highly skilled art thieves, leaving razor-thin "Cat's Eye" calling cards at the scenes of their crimes. They steal works of art (mostly paintings) that belonged to their long-missing father. ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Cat's Eye" (キャッツアイ) written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo (北条 司). Edit Translation
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- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
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- Native Title: キャッツ・アイ
- Also Known As: Kyattsu Ai , Katzenauge , Occhi di Gatto , 캣츠 아이 , 猫眼三姐妹
- Screenwriter: Tsuchiya Tokio
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast & Credits
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![Uchida Yuki in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)]( "Uchida Yuki in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)")
Uchida Yuki Main Role -
![Inamori Izumi in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)]( "Inamori Izumi in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)")
Inamori Izumi Main Role -
![Fujiwara Norika in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)]( "Fujiwara Norika in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)")
Fujiwara Norika Main Role -
![Jiang Wen Li in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)]( "Jiang Wen Li in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)")
Jiang Wen LiMrs. WangMain Role -
![Kane Kosugi in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)]( "Kane Kosugi in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)")
Kane KosugiLee / Black FlagSupport Role -
![Yamazaki Naoko in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)]( "Yamazaki Naoko in Cat's Eye Japanese Movie (1997)")
Yamazaki NaokoAsaya MitsukoSupport Role
Reviews
Before you watch Cat's Eye the anime...
When I was young, I watched several episodes of the Cat's Eye anime, but I was never able to finish it. I plan to watch the anime soon. Having said that, upon seeing that it has a live action movie, I decided to check it out.******************************************
The premise of Cat's Eye is as follows:
It follows the story of three sisters, Rui, Ai, and Hitomi. They are daughters of a well-renowned painter who went missing. They are stealing his paintings in the hope of finding clues on where their father is.
Now Hitomi is in a relationship with Toshio, the detective who is pursuing Cat's Eye. How will he deal with the truth once he finds out that his beloved is the one he would love to arrest?
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Both the movie and the anime (and the manga for that matter) follow the same premise. I don't know how the anime and manga end, but the movie ends in a bitter note, a twist that I did not expect nor like.
That said, it's still worth watching this movie if and only if you plan on watching the anime. The music as well as the heist involved are fun and somehow captures what made the anime great, or at least worth watching.
There might be some stuff in the movie that may not be pleasing. Some of the physics seem implausible, such as how did a cat-shaped balloon suddenly appeared in one of their escape sequence? Could they really plan ahead their escape route such that it will appear just in the nick of time? Is it remote-controlled?
The actresses portraying the sisters are just as lovely as their anime counterparts, but their costumes look ridiculous.
As I mentioned, it's worth watching before diving into the anime series. The movie was released a decade after the anime's run, but I can imagine that it was a letdown if you've watched the anime and/or read the manga first.
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