
The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat
2019, Japanese. Directed by Matsubara Hiroshi.
A man working for a publishing company becomes unable to force himself to go to work anymore. His wife is about to get fed up with him, when he happens to meet a black stray cat in a park. It's thanks to the cat that his life is slowly starting to change for the better.
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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 23 February 2019
- Original title
- 捨て猫に拾われた男
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hirotoshi Kobayashi
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The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 February 2019. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat?
If you liked The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat, try The Nine Lives of Christmas, Strays, Rufus 2.
Who directed The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat?
The Man Who Got Picked Up by a Stray Cat (2019) was directed by Matsubara Hiroshi and stars Hayato Ichihara, Yuri Nakamura, Miwako Kakei.