The Adventures of Milo and Otis
is a 1986 Japanese adventure comedy-drama film about two animals: Milo, an orange tabby cat, and Otis, a pug. The original Japanese version, narrated by Shigeru Tsuyuki and with poetry recitation by Kyōko Koizumi, was released on July 12, 1986. Fuji TV's international subsidiary, Fujisankei Communications International removed 15 minutes from the original film and released a shorter English-language version, written by Mark Saltzman and narrated by Dudley Moore, in North America by Columbia Pictures on August 25, 1989.
Plot
On Nippon Farm, a mother cat has given birth to kittens. One of the kittens is named Milo ( in the Japanese version), and has a habit of being too curious and getting himself into trouble. He meets a pug puppy named Otis ( in the Japanese version), and they soon become friends. One day, when Milo is hiding inside a box floating in the river, it breaks loose from the dock, and he accidentally drifts downstream. Otis runs after Milo, who himself goes on many adventures, escaping one obstacle after another.
Cast
More details
| author | Masanori Hata |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Japan |
| director | Masanori Hata |
| editor | Chizuko Osada |
| events | house cat |
| genre | adventure comedy-drama |
| keywords | fall float hide river their way white cat |
| musicBy | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| producer | Masuru Kakutani Satoru Ogata |
| productionCompany | Fuji Television |
| publisher | Toho |
| recordedAt | Japan |
| theme | children's children's adventure japanese |