The Cats of Mirikitani (movie)

The Cats of Mirikitani (movie)

  • User score: 7.4
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Linda Hattendorf
  • Production companies: Lucid Dreaming
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 4/26/2006
  • Run time: 74 min.

Movie description

Documentary about red-bereted Jimmy Mirikitani, a feisty painter working and living on the street, near the World Trade Center, when 9/11 devastates the neighborhood. A nearby film editor, Linda Hattendorf, persuades elderly Jimmy to move in with her, while seeking a permanent home for him. The young woman delves into the California-born, Japan-raised artist's unique life which developed his resilient personality, and fuel his 2 main subjects, cats and internment camps. The editor films Jimmy's remarkable journey.

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Jimmy Mirikitani

Jimmy Mirikitani

Role(s): Himself

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