Old Anime Lady Dishes About: Japanese Sports Titles Twenty-one year old former high school baseball player, Kohei (nickname: Bussan), learns that he is dying from cancer. He is told that he only has six months to live, and decides that he wants to do something daring and risky. He proposes to five trusted members from his former baseball club that they form a ring of cat burglars that would steal from those who commit crimes. His friends think it odd, but feel they cannot turn down a dying man's request. With only six months, how much could they do anyway? (Source: TBS) Edit Translation
- English
- Русский
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Native Title: 木更津キャッツアイ
- Also Known As:
- Screenwriter: Kudo Kankuro
- Director: Katayama Osamu, Kaneko Fuminori
- Genres: Comedy, Life, Youth
Cast & Credits
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![Okada Junichi in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)]( "Okada Junichi in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)")
Okada Junichi"Bussan" / Tabuchi KouheiMain Role -
![Sakurai Sho in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)]( "Sakurai Sho in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)")
Sakurai Sho"Bambi" / Nakagomi FutoshiMain Role -
![Tsukamoto Takashi in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)]( "Tsukamoto Takashi in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)")
Tsukamoto Takashi"Ani" / Sasaki KizashiMain Role -
![Sato Ryuta in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)]( "Sato Ryuta in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)")
Sato Ryuta"Master" / Okabayashi ShingoMain Role -
![Okada Yoshinori in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)]( "Okada Yoshinori in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)")
Okada Yoshinori"Ucchie" / Uchiyama HajimeMain Role -
![Yakushimaru Hiroko in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)]( "Yakushimaru Hiroko in Kisarazu Cat's Eye Japanese Drama (2002)")
Yakushimaru HirokoAsada Mirei [Japanese Literature teacher]Support Role
Reviews
The general story is very simple, a little stupid but somehow serious. Since the drama is principally a comedy, every episode is on its own, and every episode's story has a ingenious structure:
The episode goes on with its story, usually ignoring one of the main characters who is seen in the background, with one or two little moments that don't make a lot of sense; in the end the gang reaches magically the ending and then the episode loops back to show the role of the character previously ignored, linking him to the non-sense moments (clarifying them) and explaining the ending reached before. This structure is just wow.
The show nicely handles the comedic part and mixes it with some awesome drama. I almost cried on the last episode.
The ending was rushed and the series is only 9 episodes long which is a little bit disappointing.
The acting was really well done. It has a weird kind of humor, especially in the facial expressions, which was priceless. The characters were really good, especially Ozzy.
The music really surprised me. The soundtrack is actually really good, the ending is awesome but the songs in the music episode were meh.
This series can be easily recommended to anyone, it's accessible, it's hilarious, it's not something specific to a kind of taste, it's just: watch it and enjoy it.
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