A Whisker Away vs Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
A Whisker Away has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6/10 for Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass). Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 1h 44m. A Whisker Away is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are animation, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Whisker Away
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass| A Whisker Away | Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 13m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Junichi Sato, Tomotaka Shibayama | Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay |
| Main cast | Natsuki Hanae, Koichi Yamadera, Shin-ichiro Miki, Ayako Kawasumi, Rei Sakuma | Tadeusz Janiszewski, Wioletta Kopańska, Andrzej Kłak, Leszek Bzdyl, Robert Martyniak |
Synopsis
A Whisker Away
A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the sanatorium exists in a realm where time is distorted—his father's death has not yet occurred, as time here lags behind the outside world by an undefined interval. Jozef's experiences become increasingly fragmented and dreamlike as he confronts various manifestations of his father, each representing…
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