New Trailer + Poster for Crazy Japanese ‘Mad Cats’ Indie Sensation
by Alex Billington
November 9, 2023
Source: YouTube
“It’s a drug that makes them violent.” A full official trailer has debuted for an indie film from Japan called Mad Cats, marking the feature directorial debut of Japanese filmmaker Reiki Tsuno. This first premiered at the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival, the alternative to Sundance that runs at the same time, at the start of the year (here’s the teaser). After playing there, it’s now set for a streaming release on a new service called Midnight Pulp. A crazy mix of comedy & action, Mad Cats tells the story of Taka, a shiftless young man, who sets off on a quest to find his missing brother Mune. Teaming up with his new friend Takezo and an edgy, mysterious young woman, Taka finds himself taking on a pack of vicious, pistol-packing monster cats who look like women determined to execute unscrupulous pet shop owners. This indie sensation stars Sho Mineo, Yuya Matsuura, Ayane, So Yamanaka, and Michael Aaron Stone. This is a whimsical trailer that nicely teases the wacky vibe of this one-of-a-kind modern Japanese flick. Something funky from Japan.
Here’s the full official US trailer (+ new poster) for Reiki Tsuno’s Mad Cats, direct from YouTube:
You can rewatch the initial teaser trailer for Reiki Tsuno’s Mad Cats right here for the first look again.
Taka (Sho Mineo), a shiftless young man, sets off on a quest to find his missing brother Mune. Teaming up with a quirky new friend and an edgy, mysterious young girl, Taka finds himself taking on a pack of vicious monster cats determined to execute unscrupulous pet shop owners. Why are the monster cats after him? Why was his brother captured? What is the purpose of this mysterious young girl? Mysteries are about to be revealed as the journey leads to a final showdown. Mad Cats is both written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Reiki Tsuno, making his feature directorial debut after working on many short films, and working under director Lloyd Kaufman previously. Produced by Tsuno, Daisuke Urano, and Takahiro Fukiya. With cinematography by Shintaro Teramoto, and Music by Yuki Hotta and Amish Noise. This first premiered at the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival right at the start of 2023. Tusno’s Mad Cats film will debut for streaming on Midnight Pulp starting November 21st, 2023 this fall. Look any good? Who’s watching?
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