The Cat (1991)
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The Cat (1991)
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The Cat: Nine Lives (1991)
The Cat (老貓 Lǎomāo, lit. "Old Cat"), marketed as Wisely's The Cat (衛斯理之老貓 Wèisīlǐ Zhī Lǎomāo, lit. "Wisely's Old Cat"), is a 1991 Hong Kong-Japanese science fiction film directed by Lam Ngai Kai and written by Chan Hing-Ka and Gordon Chan based on the novel The Old Cat by Ni Kuang (aka Wisely), with special effects by Kazuo Sagawa and Shinji Higuchi. Funded by Golden Harvest and produced by Paragon Films, it stars Waise Lee, Christine Ng, and Gloria Yip. A Japanese version of the film, entitled Nine Lives (猫 NINE LIVES Neko: Nain Raibuzu, lit. "The Cat: Nine Lives"), was also shot concurrently; written and directed by Mio Hani with additional backing from Tokuma Enterprises and Nippon TV, it instead starred Japanese actor Hidekazu Akai in the lead role. The Japanese version was released first, debuting at the Tokyo International Film Festival on September 29, 1991 before going straight-to-video the same year. Golden Harvest later brought the Hong Kong version to that country's theaters on October 22, 1992.
Plot
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Lam Ngai Kai, Mio Hani
- Written by Chan Hing-Ka, Gordon Chan
- Based on a story by Ni Kuang
- Executive producers Chua Lam, Michael Lai
- Presented by Anthony Chow, Peter Lam
- Planned by Johnathon Chow, Anna Chim
- Produced by Arthur Wong, Jackson Ha
- Assistant producer Eric Huen
- Special effects producer Casey Chan
- Assistant SFX producer Huang Lei
- Music by Philip Chan
- Cinematography by Mak Hoi-Man
- Edited by Peter Cheung, Keung Chuen-Tak
- Production design by Ho Kim-Sing, Leung Bing-Kwan
- Assistant directors Mau Kin-Tak, So Jing-Man, Dang Chuk-Gwan, Jeng Wing-Hang
- Directors of special effects Kazuo Sagawa, Shinji Higuchi (uncredited)[a]
- Assistant directors of special effects Sam Leong, Chan Wing-Chiu
Japanese version
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Mio Hani
- Written by Mio Hani
- Executive producers Masao Kobayashi, Takeo Mutai, Chua Lam
- Co-executive producers Seiji Urushido, Raymond Chow
- Produced by Yasuhiro Nose, Seiji Okuda, Chan Tung Chow
- Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Cinematography by Yuji Okumura
- Visual effects by Minoru Nakano
Cast
Japanese version
Appearances
Monsters
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Weapons, vehicles and races
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Production
Alternate titles
- The 1000 Years Cat (alternate English title)
- War of the Beasts (妖獣大戦 Yōjū Taisen, Japanese VHS title)
Notes
- ↑ Sagawa and Higuchi are only credited in the Japanese version, though the effects are unchanged between both versions. Sagawa is credited as "coordinating special effects director" and Higuchi as "special effects associate," but Higuchi has stated that he worked in a directorial capacity.
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