Summer with Kuro

Name: Summer with Kuro
Director: Masao Ito
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Released: 1990-06-04

Film19901h 7mReleased

AnimationDramaHistory

Not rated

Where to watch

Availability in United States

No streaming options found in United States. It may be available on disc, or in another region.

Streaming data by JustWatch, via TMDB

Where to watch

Details

Director: Masao Ito
Language: Japanese
Released: 1990-06-04
Runtime: 1h 7m

Community score

6.22 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.4

Actor Hub

Scene work for this title — private technique journals.

Open journal →

The story

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...