Gū-Gū Datte Neko de Aru
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Also recorded as Goo Goo Datte Neko de Aru · Gūgū Datte Neko de Aru · Gu-Gu Datte Neko de Aru
Gū-Gū Datte Neko de Aru
- Creator
- Yumiko Ōshima
- Language
- Japanese
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• Ja Kanji — グーグーだって猫である
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• Type — manga • Author — Yumiko Ōshima
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• Type — live film • Director — Isshin Inudo • Released — 2008 09 06 • Runtime — 116
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• Type — drama • Director — Isshin Inudo • Writer — Ryū Takada • Music — Ren Takada • Network — WOWOW • First — Q4 2014 Gū-Gū Datte Neko de Aru is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yumiko Ōshima. It was adapted into a live action film in 2008. It was further adapted into a Japanese television drama broadcast by WOWOW. Season one of the drama aired in Q4 2014 and season two aired in Q3 2016.
Characters
Characters
• Asako Oshima (played by Kyōko Koizumi in the film and by Rie Miyazawa in the TV series) • Naomi (played by Juri Ueno) • Seiji Sawamura (played by Ryo Kase) • Mamoru (played by Naojiro Hayashi) • Tatsuya (played by Tatsuya Isaka) • Ça Va (played by Suzuka Ohgo) • Taisuke Yamamoto (played by Asei Kobayashi) • Asako's mother (played by Chieko Matsubara) • Kyoko (played by Ai Takabe) • Erika (played by Elisa Yanagi) • Michiko (played by Kazuko Kurosawa) • Sakie (played by Tomoko Murakami) • Kanako (played by Miyuki Oshima) • Umezu (played by Kazuo Umezu) • Paul Weinberg (played by Marty Friedman) • Karin Uno, Koichi Masuno, and additional actors
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Gou-Gou Datte Neko De Aru (Cher Gou-Gou…mon petit chat, mon petit ami) won the Short Award Prize at the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2008.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q10921722: Gū-Gū Datte Neko de Aru
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