# The Star of Cottonland (1984)

> A tender anime fable follows an abandoned kitten whose imagined human identity becomes entwined with the fragile hopes of the lonely teenager who rescues her.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/147008

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Romance
- Director: Shin'ichi Tsuji
- Cast: Mina Tominaga, Bin Shimada, Nachi Nozawa, Michio Hazama, Miyuki Ueda, Keiko Han
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1647467/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: tender, wistful, dreamy, quiet evening, anime double feature

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- [Millennium Actress (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/20842)
- [A Letter to Momo (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/68180)
- [Weathering with You (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/396877)
- [Wolf Children (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/73579)
- [A Whisker Away (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/470459)
- [The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/32084)
- [Mei and the Kittenbus (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/97041)

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