Film · Drama, Animation, History

Summer with Kuro (1990)

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...

Director

Masao Ito, Takeshi Shirato

Writers

Keiji Nakazawa, Takeshi Shirato

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Release date

June 4, 1990

Original title

クロがいた夏