Rudolf the Black Cat
6.6
Rudolf, a black stray cat, is suddenly separated from his beloved master. He unexpectedly wakes up in a long-distance truck that takes him to metropolis Tokyo. There, he meets Ippai-attena, a big boss cat feared by everyone in town. Unable to return home, Rudolf starts a life as a stray with Ippai-attena, but Ippai-attena isn't all that he seems to be.
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Cast
7 people
Ryohei Suzuki
Ippaiattena (Voice)
Known for
City Hunter
HK: Forbidden Super Hero
Mao Inoue
Rudolf (Voice)
Known for
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
I Give My First Love to You
Norito Yashima
Butchy (Voice)
Known for
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Nana Mizuki
Misha (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Black Clover
Rio Sasaki
Rie (voice)
Known for
Usagi Drop
Blue Period
Arata Furuta
Devil (Voice)
Known for
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
Sandayuu Dokumamushi
Dump truck driver (voice)
Known for
Ultraseven
Ultraman
Motonori Sakakibara Director · Kunihiko Yuyama Director Yoichi Kato Screenplay
United States release December 31, 2018 · Produced in Japan · Production OLM
Production
Sprite Animation Studios
Production
OLM
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
ルドルフとイッパイアッテナ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 6, 2016
Theatrical
United States · December 31, 2018
Digital
Czechia
January 25, 2020 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Germany
December 4, 2017 · Physical
Italy
March 15, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
April 28, 2017 · Theatrical
Taiwan
February 3, 2017 · Theatrical
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