Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

In 1984 the Japanese government approved gene recombination experiments. Baggy is Tezuka’s response. A cute kitten escapes a lab, and is befriended by lonely child Ryosuke. Years later, he joins her in a quest that’s part spaghetti Western, part contemporary adventure.

Director: Osamu Tezuka

Cast: Saeko Shimazu, Kazuhiko Inoue, Katsuji Mori, Kazuteru Suzuki, Kosei Tomita, Masako Ikeda, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Akie Yasuda

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