Brisbane, Australia – 20th Feb 2017 – Cat fanatics everywhere rejoice! A new documentary that takes viewers on a journey into the unique, often bizarre world of Japanese cat obsession is set to release at the end of April.
The film, “Cat Nation: A Film About Japan’s Crazy Cat Culture” is the latest documentary film from filmmaker Tim Delmastro. In it he explores the Japanese fascination with cats, from cat scented hygiene products to cats with human jobs and everything in between.
“I was doing some film work in Japan, and everywhere I looked cats were being used in really odd and creative ways” says Delmastro. “So whenever we had any downtime I had the crew get footage of it.”
But this side project quickly snowballed, and so Tim employed the services of Chris Broad, YouTube star and British Ex-pat, to be his host. With Chris on board they travelled all over Japan seeking every unusual cat-centric activity they could find. This led them to cat themed cafes, bars, temples, and even entire cat islands.
Japan is known as the world’s foremost exporter of odd and obscure culture, and their unusual obsession with cats comes as no surprise.
The film, which is currently slated to be a short film, was fully funded in just two days on popular crowd-funding website Kickstarter. With still almost a month left to receive additional funding, the project is edging closer to its $20,000 stretch goal, which will see it transform from a twenty minute short into a full-length feature film.
“I hope it gets there” says Delmastro. “I’ve got so much great footage that I just can’t fit into a short, I’d hate not to see it on screen.” The project will be live on Kickstarter until the 18th of March. For more information, visit www.kickstarter.com.
