Leave the Cat Alone
Directed by Daisuke Shigaya2026 1h 42mDrama
When asked, "Are you happy now?", the question boomerangs back at them, forcing them-finally-to face where they stand in the present. Mori finds himself unable to bridge the quiet distance growing between him and his wife, Maiko, a photographer. One day, a chance reunion with an old friend, Asako, awakens in him a long-forgotten affection. Asako, too, remembers once being drawn to Mori. Yet their memories don't align. Their recollections blur, distort, and become fictionalized-shaped by personal desires and expectations. After a long walk together, Asako finds her present self in the taste of her partner's favorite dish. Mori sees his in the landscapes captured by his wife's photographs. Two lives-once intertwined-now subtly out of orbit.
