Alley Cat
2017, Japanese. Directed by Hideo Sakaki.
A depressed ex-boxer (Yosuke Kubozuka) self-medicating for the injuries that ended his career finds a stray cat that brightens his day, but she is snatched up by a comical grungy mechanic (Kenji Furuya). Calling each other by the competing names they gave the cat, Maru and Lily, the odd pair is abruptly sucked into a political conspiracy with Saeko (Yui Ichikawa) and her son at the center. Witnessing another injustice in which the economic and social elite prey on the vulnerable, the two strays set off on the road to redemption, or at least peaceful cat ownership. (Fun fact: in addition to acting together in Alley Cat, Yosuke Kubozuka and Kenji “KJ” Furuya released the single “Soul Ship” in 2017. Kubozuka performs as Manji Line and Furuya in the band Dragon Ash.) -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 15 July 2017
- Original title
- アリーキャット
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tadashi Shimizu
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Alley Cat runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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Alley Cat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 July 2017. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Alley Cat?
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Who directed Alley Cat?
Alley Cat (2017) was directed by Hideo Sakaki and stars Yosuke Kubozuka, Kenji Furuya, Yui Ichikawa.