Ghost Cat Anzu
Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu's odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.
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Cast
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Mirai Moriyama
Anzu (voice)
Known for
Inu-Oh
Shin Kamen Rider
Noa Goto
Karin (voice)
No other roles listed
Munetaka Aoki
Tetsuya (voice)
Known for
Godzilla Minus One
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Miwako Ichikawa
Yuzuki (voice)
Known for
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Call Me Chihiro
Keiichi Suzuki
Oshō (voice)
Known for
Love Letter
Call Me Chihiro
Shingo Mizusawa
God of Poverty (voice)
Known for
Mr. Long
Rage
Mutsuo Yoshioka
Kaeru-chan (voice)
Known for
Chime
Cloud
Wataru Sawabe
Tanuki (voice)
No other roles listed
Yusuke Furusawa
Old Man Mushroom (voice)
Also in
Gantz
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Ayumi Nigo
Obaba (voice)
Also in
Special Actors
Shun-on Takai
Jizo (voice)
No other roles listed
Mitsuru Manpuku
Red Oni (voice)
Also in
Legendary Hit-man, Kunioka
Nobuhiro Yamashita Director · Yoko Kuno Director Shinji Imaoka Screenplay
Worldwide gross $659K · United States release November 15, 2024 · Produced in Japan, France, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$658,739
Production
Shin-Ei Animation
Production · Studio
Miyu Productions
Production · Studio
TV Asahi
Production
TOHO
Production
AT-X
Production
Marui Group
Production
NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Production
Charades
Production
GKIDS
Production
Japan · France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
化け猫あんずちゃん
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
French · Japanese
Release dates
France · May 21, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Directors' Fortnight
Japan · July 19, 2024
Theatrical
United States · November 15, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · January 28, 2025
Digital
United States
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
March 4, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 1, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
American Samoa
January 27, 2025 · Digital
August 31, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Australia
August 17, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 14, 2024 · Premiere · SXSW Sydney
December 5, 2024 · Theatrical
March 5, 2025 · Physical
Austria
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival
Canada
July 21, 2024 · Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Estonia
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
August 21, 2024 · Theatrical
January 7, 2025 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Guam
January 28, 2025 · Digital
September 1, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Hong Kong SAR China
September 1, 2024 · Premiere · MOViE MOViE anifest 2024
November 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 21, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
December 1, 2024 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Italy
May 4, 2025 · Premiere · Comicon di Napoli
March 9, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Lithuania
March 9, 2025 · Premiere · LNDT
Northern Mariana Islands
January 28, 2025 · Digital
September 1, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Philippines
November 10, 2024 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
August 9, 2024 · Premiere · Octopus Film Festival
September 30, 2025 · Premiere · TAURON Young Horizons International Film Festival
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
November 3, 2026 · Digital · Cinobo
Portugal
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
January 28, 2025 · Digital
September 1, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Romania
October 4, 2024 · Premiere · Bucharest International Animation Film Festival Animest
Russia
October 3, 2024 · Theatrical
November 21, 2024 · Digital
Singapore
September 19, 2024 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 9, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
January 22, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
October 6, 2024 · Premiere · Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
May 16, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok
November 21, 2024 · Theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
January 28, 2025 · Digital
September 1, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Ukraine
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 3, 2024 · Premiere · Scotland Loves Animation
February 9, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
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