Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo

Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo (2016) is a comedy, drama directed by Takeshi Watanabe rated 6.2/10.

A prequel to the story of the legendary samurai and one cat. In Edo era, there was a legendary samurai named Kyutaro Madarame who are feared as a "Madara the Devil". He was somehow hired for killing a cat named Tamanojo. Just before Kyutaro slashes on Tamanojo, he realizes that Tamanojo looking into his eyes and said "meow". But why?