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Movie Title : The Cats of Mirikitani
Release Date : Apr 26, 2006 Wide
Genre Movie :Documentary,Special Interest
Mpaa Rating : Unrated

Actors :Tsutomu Mirikitani

Filmmaker Linda Hattendorf offers a remarkable profile of a man who, after surviving one of the most shameful episodes in American history, finds his nation preparing to make the same mistakes all over again. Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani is an elderly man of Japanese heritage who lives on the streets of New York City, where he makes a meager living peddling his drawings. Mirikitani specializes in sketches of cats, but that's hardly the only thing he draws. When he was a young man, Mirikitani lived in California during World War II and found himself in an internment camp in Tule Lake, CA, where Japanese-Americans were stripped of their rights and locked away because of racist assumptions about their loyalties; his years in Tule Lake are a common subject in his more personal work. In the wake of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001, Mirikitani found life in New York City harder than ever for the homeless, and filmmaker Hattendorf, who had struck up an acquaintance with the artist, offered to let him move into her home. As Mirikitani slowly but surely takes over Hattendorf's flat under the gaze of her camera, he shares with her horrifying stories of his days in internment, discusses the emotional scars that have yet to heal from his experiences, and his growing rage over the casual racism that has taken over New York in the wake of 9/11 -- racism which mirrors his own experiences in the 1940s. The Cats of Mirikitani was screened in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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It should not have taken luck and a charitable filmmaker to save Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani.
Janice Page-Boston Globe

By paying him attention and making this portrait, [director Hattendorf] makes us see Jimmy Mirikitani as a three-dimensional person and not a stereotype of homelessness. You leave the film glad to have met him.
Richard Nilsen-Arizona Republic

Offering pleasant surprises and emotional revelations, it's a compassionate film about healing and the human connections that are vital to that process.
Jeff Shannon-Seattle Times

What begins as a straightforward docu on an elderly homeless artist in New York City winds up as an indictment of U.S. internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII.
Ronnie Scheib-Variety

It's one of the best kinds of documentaries -- not calculated but serendipitous.
David Edelstein-New York Magazine

Poignant beyond words, The Cats of Mirikitani is comparable to finding a pearl in a pile of oyster shells.
Carrie Rickey-Philadelphia Inquirer

It's a gentle and inspirational doc about a street artist.
Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews

One is struck by how both filmmaker and subject had their lives changed and improved by such a chance encounter, the kind we hope for when we live in a city.
Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Her efforts, presented without even the faintest whiff of self-congratulation, yield revelation and real success, and keep The Cats of Mirikitani moving along a compelling and unpredictable trajectory.
Adam Nayman-eye WEEKLY

In its best moments, The Cats of Mirikitani captures both the tragedy and transcendence of his life.
Bill White-Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A low-budget effort with a huge emotional and intellectual payoff.
Robert W. Butler-Kansas City Star

A compelling documentary that touches the heart with its account of a tenacious street artist's transformation thanks to the hospitality of a caring and compassionate woman.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat-Spirituality and Practice

Graceful and poignant.
Pam Grady-Reel.com

A journey well worth taking.
Eric Monder-Film Journal International

An absolute masterpiece. Combines political commentary, human drama and great visual art into a single compelling package.
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The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.


TagLine The Cats of Mirikitani Just like real spies... only furrier.