にゃんこ THE MOVIE2

At the sound of rustling paper...

Nana is transfixed.

What is this wad of paper?

Nana is a spiking machine!

She has practiced everyday since she was a kitten.

Watch out!

Spike! Another spike!

She can spike the ball

from any position... see?

Good catch!

Even without looking... Nice spike!

But is there an end in sight...?

Huh, Nana?

Meow! The Kitty movie 2

High-rises tower over Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Chicchi lives here.

Chicchi is a fearless feline.

He goes for a walk on the balcony.

What's so fearless about that?

Watch out!

This balcony extends beyond the fence.

Now he's on the railing of a 7 story building.

Aren't you scared?

Pedestrians below would never suspect there's a cat walking overhead.

They say cats like high places but...

come on...

The railing is a mere 10cm. It's like a circus tightrope.

But what compels him to take these walks?

Before he moved to this building

Chicchi took his walks on the grounds of a shrine.

He has a good view of that shrine from here.

Is he thinking about the good old days?

Chicchi is a fearless feline.

But even he has a weakness.

That is...

One year old Kaito who lives with them.

Chicchi.

Kaito loves to play with Chicchi.

He follows Chicchi everywhere.

This is not Chicchi's idea of fun.

Cornered again...

There he is!

There's nowhere to run.

But Mom comes to the rescue!

Even Kaito can't follow him here.

Chicchi sneaks away

while Kaito is distracted.

It's naptime.

Chicchi is safe from Kaito here.

Actually, Kaito is napping here, too.

Dreaming of playing with Chicchi?

Chicchi wakes up first

and makes a quiet getaway. Time for another walk.

The railing is Chicchi's private haven. No one bothers him here.

In the quiet suburbs of Saitama,

East Urawa Educational Institute

there is a busy cram school. East Urawa Educational Institute

East Urawa Educational Institute

December. It's pre-entrance exam season.

The serious classroom is an unlikely place for a cat.

Her name is Val.

While everyone concentrates, Val is oblivious.

She walks on the desks like she owns them.

She sits wherever she wants.

Don't bother the students!

Val is like the Invisible Man.

No one seems to care.

Izumi can't study like that. Come over here.

The teacher makes a seat for Val.

But Val plays a very important role here.

After class...

It's Val time!

The kids study day and night.

Their time with Val is the only chance to relax and play.

It's a good breather for them.

If you pet Val's head, you'll become smarter.

But Val...

could care less.

One girl is especially fond of Val.

Saori Morita.

She never wants to leave Val's side.

She's always the last to leave.

Saori loves Val.

Even when she was sick of studying

she came to class just to see Val.

Be careful.

Saori is the last to leave again.

Val came to this school 3 years ago.

She was just a 3 month old kitten.

She had been mistreated by some schoolchildren

and sought refuge at this cram school.

The kids here took good care of her

and now she feels completely at home.

The teacher has adopted her.

Here comes Val. She's late for class.

Looks like she overslept.

Val rushes to her special spot.

Val's favorite place is on Saori's lap.

It must be really comfy.

Saori is secretly pleased.

She says it helps her to focus.

They make a good team.

She's heavy but I don't mind.

There's no Christmas break for the students.

Val is on Saori's lap again.

What's going on?

Saori's uncomfortable. You're falling off the seat.

Come sit over here.

Stay still.

But...

It's time for mock exams. Where's Val?

There she is, acting like a proctor.

But she eases the tension in the room.

Please let me get into a good school!

This is a good luck eraser.

The teacher made them to wish her students luck.

The students and Val have come a long way.

Exam Day.

Be careful. Good luck.

Good luck, Saori.

Val is rooting for you too.

Right, Val?

A week later. Results are posted.

Students come in to announce their results.

How was it?

- I made it. - That's great! Congratulations.

You did it! Congratulations.

Good news abounds.

But still no sign of Saori.

Val comes scrambling down from the tree.

How did you do?

You got in? That's great!

Congratulations, Saori!

She goes to thank Val for her moral support.

Hooray for Val!

The pass rate is 100% again this year.

Val is a lucky charm for the students here.

"HIDE AND SEEK"

There are some eccentric cats living here.

When the doorbell rings, they disappear!

As if playing hide and seek.

Ready or not, here I come!

There they are. One... two...

Three... four...

These cats are extremely shy.

Their kind owner made them a special hiding place.

This cat family lives in the mountains of Hokkaido.

3 of their siblings once lived here. From "Meow! The Kitty Movie"

The kittens were all adopted

but their mother Chobi had another litter in 2006.

Hirota Ranch

Summer. 2 month old kittens in the hay.

Maya, Pochi,

Miyu and Mao.

They are mischievous rascals.

They wake up early in the morning

and make such a racket

the mom wakes up, too.

Mom doesn't get a moment's rest.

They play with her tail for exercise.

She is training them to hunt for food.

After the morning chores... what they've been waiting for.

What is it? They wait at the door.

They are impatient.

Freshly squeezed milk.

It looks delicious.

Done already?

Little Miyu is finished eating.

She is the runt of the litter.

Mom looks on, worried.

Miyu, don't worry mom too much.

The trees begin to change color in October.

How is the cat family doing?

There's the mom, Chobi.

She is teaching the kittens a valuable lesson today.

They have grown bigger, but are still babies at heart.

But they have to grow up soon.

Chobi leads them to the bushes.

What's going on?

It's a hunt.

At 5 months old, the kittens learn to hunt.

It is a means of survival.

Maya heads toward her mom.

The first kitten to reach Mom gets the catch.

It is the law of nature.

Miyu misses out.

Chobi heads out for another hunt.

Mom cannot rest until her kittens learn to hunt.

Who's sneaking about...

It's Maya and Miyu.

They copy their mom and try to catch something.

They enter the bushes.

Will they be successful on their first hunt?

They close in on a bird

but come running scared when it flies away.

Chalk it up to experience.

Maya runs past Miyu again.

Miyu scurries after her.

But she's too late again.

Another missed opportunity.