

Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu
Miyo Sasaki is an energetic high school girl who comes from a broken family consisting of her unconfident father and an overly invested stepmother, whose attempts at connecting with Miyo come across as bothersome. Seeing Kento Hinode as a refuge from all her personal issues, she can't help herself from forcing her unorthodox demonstrations of love onto her crush.
While Miyo is unable to get Kento's attention as herself, she manages to succeed by interacting with him in the form of a white cat, affectionately nicknamed ""Tarou"" by Kento. But Miyo soon realizes that she can't help Kento with the various problems she overhears in her cat form and is now caught between two tough choices. Will she continue her relationship with him as a cat, or will she reveal her identity and risk what they have, in order to help him as her human self?
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Note: The film was slated to open in theaters in Japan on June 5, but was postponed due to COVID-19 and received an exclusive streaming on Netflix beginning on June 18.
Rankings
#25 most popular all time
#19 highest rated of 2020
#3 most popular of 2020
Data
Format
MOVIE
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
104 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Sat Jul 18 2020
End Date
Sat Jul 18 2020
Season
SPRING 2020
Average Score
72%
Mean Score
72%
Popularity
155311
Favourites
2784
Studios
Producers
Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
BS Fuji
KDDI
KADOKAWA
Twin Engine
Dentsu Meitetsu Communications
Fuji Creative Corporation
Fuji TV
Toho
Universal Music Japan
Source
ORIGINAL
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, RomanceRomaji
Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu
English
A Whisker Away
Native
泣きたい私は猫をかぶる
Synonyms
Nakineko
Amor de Gata
Loin de moi, près de toi
Olhos de Gato
Um ein Schnurrhaar
Miyo - Un amore felino
Для тебя я стану кошкой
External & Streaming links
Relations
ADAPTATION
Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu
MANGA · FINISHED
Characters
Miyo Sasaki
MAIN
Mirai Shida
JAPANESE
Kento Hinode
MAIN
Natsuki Hanae
JAPANESE
Kaoru Mizutani
SUPPORTING
Ayako Kawasumi
JAPANESE
Sachiko Hinode
SUPPORTING
Emi Shinohara
JAPANESE
Miki Saitou
SUPPORTING
Sayaka Oohara
JAPANESE
Shouta Bannai
SUPPORTING
Wataru Komada
JAPANESE
Kusugi
SUPPORTING
Hiroaki Ogi
JAPANESE
Kenzou Hinode
SUPPORTING
Motomu Kiyokawa
JAPANESE
Nekoten Shuyaku
SUPPORTING
Kouichi Yamadera
JAPANESE
Yumi Hinode
SUPPORTING
Rina Kitagawa
JAPANESE
Staff
Mari Okada
Script
Tomotaka Shibayama
Director
Junichi Satou
Director
Yorushika
Theme Song Performance (OP, ED)
Yumi Ikeda
Character Design
Yuusuke Takeda
Art Director
Mina Kubota
Music
Miho Tanaka
Color Design
Takamasa Masuki
Art Director
Shinya Matsui
Director of Photography
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
2309 Users
- PLANNING
35091 Users
- COMPLETED
116506 Users
- DROPPED
766 Users
- PAUSED
639 Users