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Neko to Shôzô to futari no onna

IMDb ID: tt0274686 · Year: 1956 · Rating: 6.4 (169 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Family

A timid and aimless man's love for his cat is his only solace in a life dominated by his mother and the two women she chooses for him to marry.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: A Cat and Two Women
World-wide: A Cat, Shozo, and Two Women (English, literal translation of working title)
World-wide: A Cat, Two Women, and One Man (English, Alternative Title)
World-wide: Shozo, a Cat, and Two Women (English)
Russia: Кошка, Сёдзо и две женщины
Japan: 猫と庄造と二人のをんな (Japanese)
China: 猫和庄造和两个女人 (Mandarin)
A Cat, Shozo, and Two Women
Release Date1956-10-09Runtime106 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews6Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsbased on novelProduction CompaniesTohoIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274686/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0274686.jpgUpdated At2025-07-17T23:21:41

Stars

Hisaya Morishige
Isuzu Yamada
Kyōko Kagawa
Yuko Minami
Chieko Naniwa
Juro Hayashida
Isao Yamagata
Fukami Harue
Akira Tani
Yoshiko Morikawa

Directors

Shirō Toyoda

Writers

Jun'ichirô Tanizaki
Toshio Yasumi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Hisaya Morishige | Character: Shozo Oyama
Actor: Isuzu Yamada | Character: Shinako
Actor: Kyōko Kagawa | Character: Fukuko
Actor: Yuko Minami | Character: Hatsuko
Actor: Chieko Naniwa | Character: Orin Oyama
Actor: Juro Hayashida | Character: Nakajima
Actor: Isao Yamagata | Character: Actor
Actor: Fukami Harue | Character: Hamako
Actor: Akira Tani | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshiko Morikawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Haruo Tanaka | Character: Hagimura
Actor: Norihei Miki | Character: Tomokawa
Actor: Eiko Miyoshi | Character: Actress
Actor: Junkô Tôda | Character: Actress
Actor: Gangyokû Ashinoya | Character: Kinoshita
Actor: Kyū Sazanka | Character: Soeyama
Actor: Michiyo Tamaki | Character: Tamiko

[Directors Group]
Name: Shirō Toyoda | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jun'ichirô Tanizaki | Role: Writer
Name: Toshio Yasumi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ichirô Satô | Role: Producer
Name: Kazuo Takimura | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yasushi Akutagawa | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mitsuo Miura | Role: Cinematographer

[Production Design Group]
Name: Kisaku Itô | Role: Production Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Masao Fujiyoshi | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Ichirô Inohara | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274686/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: October 9, 1956
Japan: October 25, 2011 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Japan: November 23, 2015 (Takarazuka Film Festival)
Russia: November 18, 2021 (Retrospective of Shirô Toyoda, Moscow)

Awards

Winner | 1957 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best Actress | Isuzu Yamada, A Cat and Two Women, Flowing
Winner | 1957 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best Cinematography | Mitsuo Miura, A Cat and Two Women, Madame White Snake
Winner | 1957 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Actress | Isuzu Yamada, A Cat and Two Women, Flowing
Winner | 1957 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Actress | Isuzu Yamada, A Cat and Two Women, Flowing
Winner | 1957 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Cinematography | Mitsuo Miura, A Cat and Two Women, Madame White Snake

Box Office

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