
Son of a Cat
1997, Japanese. Directed by Hiroshi Kashiwabara.
The private detective, known as ‘Cat’, is a lazy, good-for-nothing father to his son, Taku. One day, Washio, a gangster who has come to ransack the shop where Taku works, recruits him. Taku begins working under Washio but, having doubts about his methods, returns to his former life. Washio and his gang then plot revenge against Taku, the traitor, and Cat, with whom they have a long-standing feud.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- 7 February 1997
- Original title
- 猫の息子
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Son of a Cat runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Son of a Cat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 February 1997. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Son of a Cat?
Son of a Cat (1997) was directed by Hiroshi Kashiwabara and stars Tatsuya Fuji, Ryudo Uzaki, Shinsuke Aoki.