The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat
Directed by Yukihiro MorigakiReleasing Jan 9, 2026 2h 5mDrama
7.4
A moving drama about a traditional Japanese family through a quarter of a century. It is the year 1988. Yamabuki is an eight-year-old little boy growing up in a traditional family where every family member has problems and secrets they try to hide from each other. The father runs a failing construction company and has an intimate relationship with another woman. The mother is struggling with severe depression, as she cannot cope with the death of her youngest child. The grandfather, who used to be a construction engineer, hopes to start building an amusement park, but to no avail. The grandmother runs a small store where she sells items of forged origin. The sister is fed up with the lies of her predecessors and is looking for a way to run away from home. In the midst of all this chaos, Yamabuki has started to find solace in patting an imaginary dog. 25 years later, when the grandmother, who kept the entire family together, is buried and the family gets together again, it is time for everyone to turn their back on the past and seek each other's forgiveness. But is that possible?
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat Trivia
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat is scheduled for release on January 9, 2026.
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat is directed by Yukihiro Morigaki.
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat has a runtime of 2 hr 5 min.
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat will be produced by Kenji Akazawa, Muneo Miyagawa.
The key characters in The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat are Mahiro Takasugi, Marika Ito, Mai Fukagawa.
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat is a Drama film.
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.