The Adventures of Milo and Otis
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The Adventures of Milo and Otis is a 1989 (Japanese release: 1986) live action film starring an orange tabby cat named Milo and a fawn pug named Otis!
Initially filmed as Koneko Monogatari ("A Kitten's Story" or "The Adventures of Chatran") in Japan, the film was completely revamped, trimmed and americanized with added narration by Dudley Moore.
Director Masanori Hata and associate director Kon Ichikawa edited the film together from 400,000 feet of footage. They used several different cats, from a kitten to a fully grown adult, to give the illusion of the progression of time over several seasons.
The film is controversial in some circles for what is perceived to be animal cruelty in certain scenes. However, this is based solely on scenes shot that appear to be dangerous, no evidence of any such abuse has emerged.