A Man and His Cat stars actor Masao Kusakari as Fuyuki Kanda, the human protagonist, and features a puppet in the role of Fukumaru, the exotic shorthair cat that Kanda adopts.
A Man and His Cat will broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo and TV Osaka on Wednesdays during the 24:58 time slot (actually on Thursdays at 12:58am JST) beginning on June 06, 2020.
Good news for fans of stories of animal companionship that tug at the heart-strings: A Man and His Cat (known as Ojisama to Neko in Japan), a heart-warming manga by Umi Sakurai about a world famous pianist and recent widower who adopts a homely and unloved cat, is being adapted into a live-action TV drama that will broadcast on TV Tokyo and TV Osaka during the Summer season of 2021.