is a 1997 Japanese film directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It is a live-action movie adaptation of the

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series of the same name.

Cast

as Ai Kisugi *

as Rui Kisugi *

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as Hitomi Kisugi * Kenta Harada as Toshio Utsumi * Naoko Yamazaki as Mitsuko Asatani *

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as Lee/Black Flag * Wenli Jiang as Miss Wang *

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as Chief *

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Release

''Cat's Eye'' was released in Japan on August 27, 1997, where it was distributed by

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Merchandise

Video

A behind-the-scenes video was created for the movie, called ''Cat's Eye Secret''.

Photobook

A companion photobook was produced by

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. It contains photographs of the stars in character.

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* Cat's Eye (manga) 1997 films Live-action films based on manga 1990s Japanese-language films 1990s Japanese films Films produced by Kazutoshi Wadakura {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ja:キャッツ・アイ#実写映画