# Cat's Eye (1983)

> Three sisters secretly form Cat's Eye, Tokyo's most notorious art thieves, whose anonymity only deepens the city's fascination.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/31398

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 73
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, comedy, crime
- Network: Nippon TV
- Cast: Keiko Toda, Toshiko Fujita, Chika Sakamoto, Yoshito Yasuhara, Tamio Ohki, Hiromi Tsuru
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131160/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: playful, stylish, breezy, romantic

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, with its stylish heist-of-the-week appeal and the first season especially well regarded.

## Synopsis

Cat's Eye (1983-1985) is a Japanese animated crime caper series created for Nippon TV and produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, running two seasons and 73 episodes. The series follows the Kisugi sisters, Hitomi, Rui and Ai, who operate as Cat's Eye, the most notorious group of art thieves in Japan, while nobody knows their identities. The voice cast includes Keiko Toda as Hitomi Kisugi, Toshiko Fujita as Rui Kisugi, and Chika Sakamoto as Ai Kisugi, with Yoshito Yasuhara as Toshio Utsumi and Tamio Ohki as Sadatsugu Nagaishi in principal supporting roles. Each episode is built around a new art theft, with the sisters planning elaborate heists and slipping away from police pursuit while the mystery surrounding their identities keeps Tokyo captivated. The engine of the show is the tension between the sisters' secret double lives and the risk of exposure, carried through stylish, playful heist set pieces and romantic complications. Set in 1980s Tokyo, the series blends glamorous caper energy with sibling loyalty and a wistful, breezy tone. Its episodic structure gives each theft its own arc while a longer thread of pursuit and identity runs through both seasons. Fans of Lupin the Third, City Hunter and Ocean's Eleven will find the same appeal in clever thieves, playful crime and a stylish urban setting. The series reads as a classic 1980s anime for viewers who enjoy heist adventures and lighthearted crime stories.

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