Midnight Pulp has acquired the North American rights to Reiki Tsuno’s debut characteristic “Mad Cats,” forward of the movie’s Canadian premiere at Fantasia Worldwide Movie Pageant on Aug. 4.
Written and directed by Tsuno, “Mad Cats” tells the story of a younger man named Taka (Sho Mineo), who embarks on a quest to seek for his lacking brother Mune (So Yamanaka). With the assistance of two unusual but amusing new buddies, Taka should struggle towards a pack of gun-slinging monster cats disguised as girls. Along with Mineo and Yamanaka, “Mad Cats” stars Yuya Matsuura, Ayane and Michael Aaron Stone.
“No extra miserable films from Japan. I wish to make films that make you’re feeling completely satisfied,” Tsuno stated of “Mad Cats” in a press release.
Matthew Kiernan, supervisor of Midnight Pulp, added, “We’ve been on the lookout for one thing really particular, utterly wild and wholly authentic for our first-ever unique premiere and as soon as we noticed ‘Mad Cats’ at Fantasia, we knew we discovered it. ‘Mad Cats’ will likely be catnip to audiences on the lookout for one thing wild and entertaining and we are able to’t await them to expertise it.”
“Mad Cats” initially premiered at Slamdance Movie Pageant again in January. Tsuno beforehand directed the 2018 quick movie “Crying Bitch,” which screened at Fantasia and SXSW.
The North American rights acquisition deal for “Mad Cats” was helmed by Adam Torel of Third Window Movies and Selin Kilic of Cineverse. Midnight Pulp has set the unique VOD launch of Tsuno’s action-comedy for late 2023.
Watch the teaser for the movie beneath.
