塚本高史 as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes 7
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Wakayama
At the fishing port, we discover a three-generation cat family. The two-month-old kittens are adorable. Mr. Iwago says to the mother cat who is struggling to raise them, "You're so great." ▽The cat who lives in a seaside cafe loves being near the stone oven. He spends his time relaxing while listening to the smell of baking bread. ▽We also see cats strolling the stone steps of the Kumano Kodo trail, cats using the former training grounds of Shugendo as their playground, and cats spending their time in tangerine fields, old houses, and diving shops. ▽Narrated by Tsukamoto Takashi
Read MoreLight, Color and Nyan ~Latin America~
The film was shot mainly at the "Day of the Dead" festival in Mexico, similar to the Japanese Obon festival, coffee plantations in Costa Rica, and beaches in resort areas in Jamaica. It's as if the energy of the sun is being transmitted to people and cats. Narrated by Takashi Tsukamoto.
Read MoreAichi
A giant beckoning cat overlooks the city of Tokoname. The city once prospered through the manufacture of clay pipes. A cat strolls down a road lined with old clay pipes. ▽Ryusenji Temple in Nagoya is nicknamed the "Cat Temple." Around 20 cats live freely there. ▽A cat is discovered enjoying the aroma of coffee in a coffee shop. ▽The cat that Iwago photographed 12 years ago with a Hina doll is still alive. Iwago tries to take a photo with the same composition as before, but... ▽A cat waits for spring in a rapeseed flower field in Minamichita Town. ▽Narrated by Tsukamoto Takashi
Read MoreFurano
Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels to Furano, Hokkaido! With his back to a row of poplar trees, a cat dives into a shining green wheat field. At an art museum in the forest, a 16-day-old baby cat lets out a cute cry. At a pension overlooking the mountains, he meets a cat that moved here from Singapore. At a ryokan in Furano city, two mascot cats take turns climbing atop its favorite antique clock. In Minamifurano town, he finds a cat by the river surrounded by thickets of butterbur. It is playing happily in a handmade wooden house. Narrated by Tsukamoto Takashi.
Read MoreKushiro Tokachi
Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki heads to Kushiro and Tokachi! He canoe-walks with his kitty on Lake Kussharo in the early morning. He encounters a Yezo deer on the Kushiro River and succeeds in capturing a dynamic scene! Three cute kittens synchronize at Lake Akan!? A cat at a hot spring inn in Ashoro-cho guides him to a secret spot in the forest. In Kushiro, he visits a deep spot known only to those in the know, where cats gather at night under the neon lights. Two cats who used to live on the beach for kelp fishing have moved from Sapporo and seem content with life by the sea. Narrated by Tsukamoto Takashi.
Read MoreFukui
This time, we photographed cats on the rocks of Tojinbo in Fukui Prefecture and on the seaweed fishing beach. We also photographed a mother and her kitten at Makie Kobo. We also photographed cats at two lakes in Mikatagoko Lakes. We also photographed cats at an eyeglass store, a shrine, and a farm.
Read MoreGranada, Spain
This is the first overseas episode in three and a half years, and it is in Granada, Spain, where the Alhambra Palace is located, which Iwago had been hoping to visit. A cat watches flamenco in the old town with its cobblestone streets, and he also encounters cats in a cave dwelling.
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