Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, with the latter being his directorial debut, the film was released on June 18, 2020, on Netflix in Japanese.

The film stars Mirai Shida, Natsuki Hanae, Minako Kotobuki, Susumu Chiba, Ayako Kawasumi, Sayaka Ohara, Daisuke Namikawa, Hiroaki Ogi, and Koichi Yamadera.

Miyo's friends and family begin searching for her, including Hinode, who confesses to Tarō that he does not actually hate her and wants to apologize for breaking her heart.

Trapped in her cat body, Miyo begins losing her ability to understand humans and regrets her choice.

She refuses to return Miyo's face, explaining that she is approaching the end of her natural lifespan but wishes to continue living and bring happiness to her owner.

The mask seller takes Miyo and Hinode to the "promised place" and attempts to finalize their transformations by extracting their lifespan, but is foiled by all of the resentful humans that he had previously turned into cats.

The film was animated by Studio Colorido[8] and was based on an original story created by Mari Okada.

[20] Lawrence Bennie of UK Film Review awarded it four out of five stars, calling it "sweet, cute, and charming" and "a great piece of anime escapism.

"[21] Jamie Morris of LeftLion also awarded it a positive review, saying it will "give plenty of people a reason to smile.