Habib Institute for Asian Studies: Rent-a-Cat & Children of the Sea

Monday, October 28 at 4:30 PM

Enjoy a free Japanese cinema double feature at the Kenworthy! The show starts at 4:30 PM with “Rent-a-Cat” (2012), a comedy-drama about Sayoko, who decides to fight loneliness in her life and in the world by starting a cat rental business. At 7:00 PM, the ecological fantasy anime “Children of the Sea” (2019) will wow with its lavish visuals. U of I’s postdoctoral fellow of East Asian cinema, Yasheng She, will be present to discuss Japanese film. The screenings are co-sponsored by the Habib Institute for Asian Studies and the Japan Foundation New York.

RENT-A-CAT
A single woman runs a rent-a-cat service to provide companions for lonely people.
1 hr 50 min

CHILDREN OF THE SEA
A young girl is drawn into a mystery involving sealife around the world, in which two mysterious boys are somehow involved.
1 hr 51 min

Tickets: Free