Summer with Kuro
67 mins
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...
Keiji Nakazawa
Original Film Writer
Masao Ito
Director
Isao Takahashi
Camera Operator
Takeshi Shirato
Director
Takeshi Shirato
Writer
Keiji Nakazawa
Writer
Jyoji Kikuchi
Animation Director
Maki Kimura
Theme Song Performance
Kazuhiko Seki
Editor
Ikuo Shimazu
Animation Director
Tadami Shimokawa
Art Direction