Summer with Kuro

Summer with Kuro 1990 Directed by Masao Ito , Takeshi Shirato クロがいた夏

Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly brings joy and laughter to the family. As World War II takes its toll on Japan, it becomes harder for Nobuko and her family to care for Kuro. One August morning, Kuro begins acting strangely...

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Animation , Drama , History

Production Companies Chugoku Broadcasting , Gen Productions

Release Date 4 June 1990

67 mins