![]() ![]() The largest of these small moments is when Ayane “dies.” By this time, Taka has realized that Ayane is the small, black kitten his brother adopted years prior, the same black kitten that he neglected and lost after his brother’s disappearance. Mad Cats ’ tone is nearly consistent save for a few small moments which didn’t work. ![]() I think that the line between action and comedy can be hard to walk if you want the action to work dramatically. For the first half of the film, I was mostly onboard with Taka’s screaming and crying, but as it repeated throughout every single high-stakes action sequence, it started to drag. I cannot stress enough how much fun you have watching this thing fly by, but is there such a thing as too much fun? With the characters of Taka and Takezo, Mad Cats asks,“What if some loud and cowardly cartoon characters came to life?” The answer, unfortunately, is that it might get on your nerves by the end. From POV camera spins following the motion of decapitated heads falling to the ground to excellent location shooting to a sense of kinetic fun through every action sequence, Tsuno makes Mad Cats feel well beyond its budget. The true star of the action is Tsuno’s direction. As various mad cats chase after the wooden box, each comes with their own weapon and fighting style that makes each fight fresh and fun to watch. He’s also escaped with a mysterious wooden box his brother instructed him to steal as opposed to sticking around to complete the rescue.įrom here, Taka meets new allies in a bum named Takezo ( Yûya Matsuura ) and a rogue cat named Ayane who seems vaguely familiar (Ayane is also the name of the actress). Several laughs and a brief, tense reunion between brothers later and Taka has barely escaped with his life. This breezy, low-stakes tone is further cemented when Taka arrives at the lair of the titular mad cats. Mineo’s performance tips into a cartoonish level of cowardice and clumsiness, keying the audience into the film’s tone. ![]() A woman’s voice on the tape tells him he must rescue his brother from a location from their past, and Taka wastes no time rushing out the door and into adventure. Taka is still grieving the sudden disappearance of his brother Mune ( Sô Yamanaka ), an archaeologist who was last seen returning from an adventure in Egypt, when he receives an anonymous cassette tape in the mail. After a brief prologue in which an imprisoned man is beheaded by a group of cats (played by women in leather jackets), we are introduced to our main protagonist, Taka ( Sho Mineo ). Tsuno’s script for Mad Cats wastes no time in getting to the action. ![]()
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