Summer with Kuro
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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...
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Cast
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Taeko Nakanishi
Nobuko's Mother (voice)
Known for
Candy Candy
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Koji Yada
Nobuko's Father (voice)
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Another
Mazinger Z
Keiji Nakazawa
Takeshi Shirato
Tadami Shimokawa
Takanori Yoshimoto
Kazuhiko Seki
Jyoji Kikuchi
Maki Kimura
Ikuo Shimazu
Kouji Yada
Nobuko's Father (voice)
Takeshi Shirato Director · Masao Ito Director Keiji Nakazawa Writer
First release June 4, 1990 · Produced in Japan · Production Chugoku Broadcasting
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Chugoku Broadcasting
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Japan
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Original title
クロがいた夏
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 4, 1990
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