Gū-Gū Datte Neko de Aru (グーグーだって猫である) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yumiko Ōshima. It was adapted into a live action film in 2008.[1] It was further adapted into a Japanese television drama broadcast by WOWOW. Season one of the drama aired in Q4 2014 [2] and season two aired in Q3 2016.
Characters
- Asako Oshima (played by Kyōko Koizumi in the film and by Rie Miyazawa in the TV series)
- Naomi (played by Juri Ueno)
- Seiji Sawamura (played by Ryo Kase)
- Mamoru (played by Naojiro Hayashi)
- Tatsuya (played by Tatsuya Isaka)
- Ça Va (played by Suzuka Ohgo)
- Taisuke Yamamoto (played by Asei Kobayashi)
- Asako's mother (played by Chieko Matsubara)
- Kyoko (played by Ai Takabe)
- Erika (played by Elisa Yanagi)
- Michiko (played by Kazuko Kurosawa)
- Sakie (played by Tomoko Murakami)
- Kanako (played by Miyuki Oshima)
- Umezu (played by Kazuo Umezu)
- Paul Weinberg (played by Marty Friedman)
- Karin Uno, Koichi Masuno, and additional actors
Reception
Gou-Gou Datte Neko De Aru (Cher Gou-Gou…mon petit chat, mon petit ami) won the Short Award Prize at the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2008.[3]
References
- ^ グーグーだって猫である(2008). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ "Gu-Gu Datte Neko de Aru Manga About an Artist and Her Cat Gets Drama". Anime News Network. April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ "12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced". Anime News Network. May 11, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
External links
- Official website(in Japanese)
- Gū-Gū Datte Neko de Aru at IMDb
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