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Dawn of the Felines

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Dawn of the Felines is a haunting, empathetic journey through the nocturnal world of three sex workers navigating the neon-soaked street of Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Each night brings new encounters -- eccentric clients, dangerous fetishes and the looming threat of police crackdowns -- while each dawn finds them wrestling with loneliness, survival, and the search for meaning in a city that rarely looks back. Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi (The Devil's Path, Twisted Justice, Bushido), Dawn of the Felines is a "suitably melancholy" (South China Morning Post) tribute to Noboru Tanaka's classic Roman Porno film Night of the Felines. Modern and unflinching, Shiraishi's update to the genre famously created by the Nikkatsu film studio in the 1970s offers a portrait of women living on the edge of society while negotiating their agency, connection, and dignity.
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Terry Sherwood Film Threat Sep 26
7/10
The stories throughout Dawn of the Felines are small, even nihilistic, and filled with a sense of mockery. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Kazuya Shiraishi

Director

Juri Ibata

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Satsuki Maue

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Michié

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Kazuko Shirakawa

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Tomohiro Kaku

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Synopsis Dawn of the Felines is a haunting, empathetic journey through the nocturnal world of three sex workers navigating the neon-soaked street of Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Each night brings new encounters -- eccentric clients, dangerous fetishes and the looming threat of police crackdowns -- while each dawn finds them wrestling with loneliness, survival, and the search for meaning in a city that rarely looks back. Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi (The Devil's Path, Twisted Justice, Bushido), Dawn of the Felines is a "suitably melancholy" (South China Morning Post) tribute to Noboru Tanaka's classic Roman Porno film Night of the Felines. Modern and unflinching, Shiraishi's update to the genre famously created by the Nikkatsu film studio in the 1970s offers a portrait of women living on the edge of society while negotiating their agency, connection, and dignity.
Director
Kazuya Shiraishi
Producer
Naoko Komuro, Shinichi Takahashi
Production Co
Nikkatsu
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 24m
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