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The Adventures of Milo and Otis is a 1989 (Japanese release: 1986) live action film starring an orange tabby cat named Milo and a fawn pug named Otis.

Initially filmed as Koneko Monogatari (子猫物語-"A Kitten's Story"; alternate English title: "The Adventures of Chatran") in Japan, the film was completely revamped, trimmed and westernized with added narration by Dudley Moore.

Director Masanori Hata and associate director Kon Ichikawa edited the film together from 400,000 feet of footage. They used several different cats, from a kitten to a fully grown adult, to give the illusion of the progression of time over several seasons.

The American version of the film contains music by classical composers including: "Serenade" by Franz Schubert, "Appalachian Spring" by Aaron Copland, "Of Foreign Lands and People" from "Scenes from Childhood" by Robert Schumann, "King Cotton" by John Philip Sousa, and "Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen D 774" by Franz Schubert.

Story

The movie starts out in a barn while a mother cat is giving birth to kittens. One of the kittens is named Milo, and has a habit of bieng too curious. He soon finds a puppy named Otis, and they become friends. Milo is accidentally dropped into a nearby river into a box that drifts away. Otis runs after Milo. Milo goes on many adventures, escaping one incident after another. Finally, the two catch up with one another while Milo is in a hole. Otis pulls him out. Milo and Otis are reunited, and soon fall in love. They help each other out surviving through the harsh winter and find their way back through the forest to their barn.

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