Cats Of The Gokogu Shrine
BREC International Film Festival - Summer 2025
Sat
18
Sat 18 Jan 2:30 PM
BREC - The Cube Theatre
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Accessible Toilet
Companion Card
General Admission
118 Mins
DIRECTOR: Kazuhiro Soda
COUNTRY: Japan
LANGUAGE: Japanese with subtitles
GENRE: Documentary
CLASSIFICATION:G - Very mild themesRUN TIME: 119 mins
A large community of cats has set up home around Gokogu, an ancient Shinto shrine in Ushimado, a traditional Japanese village. While some local residents take care of them, others are disturbed by their mess. Award winning filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda observes the co-existence of cats and humans with kindness and precision in this observational documentary.
COUNTRY: Japan
LANGUAGE: Japanese with subtitles
GENRE: Documentary
CLASSIFICATION:G - Very mild themes
A large community of cats has set up home around Gokogu, an ancient Shinto shrine in Ushimado, a traditional Japanese village. While some local residents take care of them, others are disturbed by their mess. Award winning filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda observes the co-existence of cats and humans with kindness and precision in this observational documentary.