Gū-Gū Datte Neko de Aru
Japanese manga series
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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.
| Gū-Gū Datte Neko de Aru | |
| グーグーだって猫である | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yumiko Ōshima |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Isshin Inudo |
| Released | September 6, 2008 |
| Runtime | 116 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Isshin Inudo |
| Written by | Ryū Takada |
| Music by | Ren Takada |
| Original network | WOWOW |
| Original run | Q4 2014 – present |
Plot
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]
