Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

The 2014 Japanese Film 'Samurai Cat' Continues Stealing Hearts & Creates More Intrigue on Twitter

The 2014 Japanese Film 'Samurai Cat' Continues Stealing Hearts & Creates More Intrigue on Twitter
(Tokyopop TV/YouTube)

Feline ferocity is the latest craze after Twitter dug up an old Japanese movie trailer from 2014 in which a samurai hitman is hired by a dog-loving crime lord to slay his rival's beloved kitty. What?

With Samurai Cat making the rounds on Twitter and creating a viral sensation, it seems everything old is meow again.



Taking place in Edo-era Japan, Kazuki Kitamura plays the feared swordsman Kyutaro Madarame, who's luck has fallen on hard times. The destitute samurai only knows how to survive by raising his sword to earn a living.

But when Sakichi notices his slaying skills by chance, he hires Kyutaro to kill the adorable white cat, Tamanojo. Sakichi claims his boss, Yozaemon, has taken an obsessive liking to the cat and reverted him to a childlike sense of wonder. So, naturally, the kitty must be slain!

The post reintroducing Samurai Cat got over 30 thousand retweets.


Kyutaro initially declines the ridiculous offer, but money talks. When he finally finally comes face to fur with the wanted for dead kitty, the swordsman's sense of duty is called into question as he cannot bring himself to raise his sword.

Why couldn't he off the cat? Well, you wouldn't be able to kill such a cute creature, either. Just look at those eyes!



Now, the assassin-turned-cat-lover, is forced to reckon with unfinished business and confront the thugs in an epic street battle in this over-the-top drama that appeals to both cinephiles and cat-lovers.


Neko (means cat in Japanese) Samurai was directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi – the former assistant director to Takashi Miike, who's directed over a hundred theatrical productions since 2001– including horror pictures like Audition (1999), Ichi the Killer (2001), and 13 Assassins (2010).

Soon, Twitter wanted to learn more about this mixed-genre film.





The 2013 TV series of the same name was so popular, it spawned the 2014 film and the 2015 sequel, Neko Samurai 2: A Tropical Adventure.



If you thought the 2014 film's premise was preposterous, it gets better. The next installment involves lost tribes and scary pirates on a tropical island.

Neko Samurai 2 sees our hero wasting his days away and living with his annoying mother-in-law Tae (Hana Kino). She informs him of an available sword instructor position at the Tosa Domain on Shikoku Island. Desperate for work, he takes on his next assignment: killing a goblin cat that is said to be possessed by a man's soul.

Kyutaro won't be alone on this mission. He brings Tamanojo with him.


People were on a quest to satiate their appetite for kitty-action flicks.



There might be a purr-tential for a trilogy here.


Tamanojo has enough lives to keep inspiring a new slew of movies.


Stop the presses! Tamanojo's media appearance is arresting!


Samurai and kittens go hand in paw.



H/T - YouTube, Twitter, Imdb, JapaneseSociety, AsianWiki

More from Trending

Screenshots from Dove's ad featuring transgender women
Dove

'One Million Moms' Calls For Dove Boycott Over Hair Care Ad Featuring Trans Woman

The vehemently transphobic conservative group One Million Moms (OMM)—an arm of the Christian fundamentalist nonprofit American Family Association (AFA)—called for a boycott of Dove products after the company featured a transgender woman in an advertisement for their Damage Therapy Intensive Repair Conditioner.

The ad garnered attention after it was shared by the social media account Libs of TikTok—run by the anti-LGBTQ+ conservative Chaya Raichik—which described the ad as an example of "another woke company trying to erase women."

Keep ReadingShow less
Alyssa Milano; Julian McMahon
Michael Kovac/Elton John AIDS Foundation/Getty Images; Marcus Ingram/The Surfer/Getty Images

Alyssa Milano Shares Poignant Tribute To 'TV Husband' Julian McMahon After His Death At 56

Actor Julian McMahon lost his battle with cancer at the age of 56 earlier this week, and to say that the Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and Fantastic Four actor touched many lives would be an understatement.

When the news of McMahon's passing went public, his Charmed costar and "TV wife" Alyssa Milano came forward and expressed her sadness and condolences on Instagram. The pair were a favorite couple on Charmed, and it was clear from her post that their care for each other extended beyond the screen.

Keep ReadingShow less

People Who Slept With Their Best Friend Describe The Aftermath

When two people have a deep and meaningful friendship, the question might eventually come up of whether or not they could be more. Agreeing that their friendship might deserve more, they might try to date or at least explore physical intimacy.

But crossing that line carries with it consequences, and it's only once the pair crosses that line that they'll find out if crossing it was good or bad.

Keep ReadingShow less
child writing on chalkboard
Leonardo Toshiro Okubo on Unsplash

Bilingual People Explain Which Words They're Surprised Don't Exist In English

According to one report, approximately 3.3 billion people worldwide—43 % of the population—are multilingual, meaning they speak at least two languages. According to the last Census, 21.6% of people in the United States speak more than one language, while in the United Kingdom, the number is 36%.

More multilingual people speak English as a second language than English speakers who have learned another language besides English. Worldwide, people who learned English as a first language rate among the lowest in multilingual rates.

Keep ReadingShow less
Andrew Garfield at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival
Harry Durrant/Getty Images

Andrew Garfield meets fan with wild tweet!

American actor Andrew Garfield had a funny yet awkward reunion with a fan from a viral “Thirst Tweet” featured on Buzzfeed Celeb.

The Thirst Tweet compilation shows celebrities reading a collection of scandalous tweets from fans commenting on their looks, attractiveness, and sex appeal. Blushing stars include James McAvoy, Renee Rapp, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Mackie, and more recently, Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem, as they promote F1 the Movie that was released in theaters last week.

Keep ReadingShow less