The Cats of Mirikitani

The Cats of Mirikitani is a documentary film originally released in 2006.

Over the course of the film, audiences learn about Mirikitanis past, including the injustice experienced by Americanborn Japanese during the Second World War, his career as an artist, his life among other artists, including Jackson Pollock. Ms. Hattendorf documents Mirikitanis epic journey, from California, to Hiroshima, back to California, to his imprisonment in an internment camp, to his sojourn across the country to Long Island and finally to New York City, where he was employed as a cook. When his employer died, Mirikitani became homeless, spending almost a decade in Washington Square Park. Later, he moved to the streets of Soho, where he created an atelier on the streets, and worked days and nights on his artwork.Hattendorfs highly personal film about justice deferred, loss and redemption has won many awards in the United States and abroad, and in the end brought both Hattendorf and Mirikitani welldeserved and hardwon regard. The cats in the title are featured in Mirikitanis artwork. ........

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