Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat In Space
Animation
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1h 31m
Directed by t.o.L • Animation • With Takeshi Katô, Hisayo Mochizuki • 2002 • 92 minutes
Arguably the only Japanese anime ever made inspired by both Hello Kitty and Thomas Pynchon, TAMALA 2010 is a futuristic techno fever dream that follows the adorable wide-eyed kitty Tamala on her home world of Meguro City, a BLADE RUNNER-like mega-city controlled by the Catty & Co. corporation.
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