Award-winning director and author Makoto Shinkai returns with an adaptation of his very first work. Recently adapted into a TV series She and Her Cat is a slice of life story of loneliness, sadness and eventually perseverance expressed by a young woman many people can relate to.

On a rainy Spring day, a young woman finds a cat she would come to call Chobi outside and brings him home with her. Chobi falls in love with his owner because of her kindness and beauty. Chobi watches in awe one autumn day as She has a long conversation over the phone. She becomes depressed. Time goes on and it becomes winter, and we watch as Chobi and She move on through life.

The story is brought to life through gorgeous illustrations by Makoto Shinkai, who has been hailed as the next Miyazaki.

-- Shinkai's most recent film Your Name was a huge hit and is now the fourth highest grossing film of all time in Japan.