Cat's Eye (1983)
Synopsis
Cat's Eye is the most notorious group of art thieves in Japan. No one knows their identities, but for most of Tokyo, the mystery only heightens their allure.
Network
Nippon TV
Episodes
You're a Sexy Thief
After Cat's Eye pull a heist and evade Toshi's efforts to capture them yet again, Kacho gives him an ultimatum. With his career as a police officer at stake, Toshi vows to put romance and marriage on hold until he apprehends Cat's Eye. Even though Hitomi sympathizes with Toshio's predicament and is affected by it, to get back all of their father's art collection is the only way for the Kisugi sisters to figure out the mystery of his disappearance.
Welcome to the Police Station
Kagawa Shunzo, a private collector who claims to have a painting that Cat's Eye might steal, asks Toshio for help but is found dead thereafter. Cat's Eye become the chief suspect of his murder. With Nagaishi's help, the Kisugi sisters must do what it takes to clear Cat's Eye's name and reputation.
Be Careful of the Mini-Devil
While guarding an emerald targeted by Cat's Eye, Toshio discovers by accident that his nemesis is in fact a woman. As a rattled Hitomi makes her escape, Kazumi, member of a newspaper club at Ai's school, catches her flight on camera. Ai frantically tries to stop the film from being developed but fails. While Cat's Eye finalizes their plans to steal the emerald, Kazumi pursues her suspicions. The Kisugi sisters must therefore outwit Toshio and Kazumi to keep their identity from being exposed.
The Challenger Smells Like Paris
Lupin's Bride, a rival thief from Paris, arrives and challenges Cat's Eye by targeting the same art pieces. The Kisugi sisters must outsmart Lupin's Bride and evade the traps the Inunari Precinct has devised in order to prevent some of their father's art collection from being taken out of the country.
Night Flight Is a Dangerous Scent
Toshio gets a new partner in Detective Asatani. Young and talented, Asatani has no trouble working the Cat's Eye case. She even has a suspect in mind: Hitomi. It's going to take the creativity of all three Kisugi sisters to put her off the scent.
Feeling a Bit Like Lovers
There's trouble in paradise when Toshio spoils a romantic moment with Hitomi worrying over Cat's Eye's next heist. Preoccupied with their fight and trying to work up the nerve to kiss Hitomi, catching Cat's isn't exactly the first thing on Toshio's mind.
Make the Love Sign Glamorous
Hitomi's birthday plans are ruined when the serial bomber Toshio's been chasing strikes a museum during her party. Toshio will go to any lengths to catch the bomber and make up with Hitomi, but he may not be able to pull it off alone.
Far and Away Tottoccino
Cat's targets one of a set of paintings by an Italian master, but they get more than they bargained for when a foreign embassy also wants the paintings to unearth the clues to a Medici treasure they're said to contain.
Bizarre Track, Thief Chases Police
Toshio decides the only way to outwit Cat's is to steal their target first. With their roles reversed, Hitomi and Toshio set out on a chase across Yokohama that ends at the bottom of a well. Now thief and detective must work together to escape.
Do You Like Dog Food?
Between forgeries, lecherous department store owners, and killer dogs, Cat's Eye and Inunari Station have problems in spades. It'll take plans set in motion by both thieves and police to pull off this heist and bring the corrupt businessman to justice.
Dangerous American Temptation
Hitomi tags along when Toshio mounts a sting operation on an illegal mafia-run casino. Finding one of her father's long-missing paintings in the lobby, Hitomi uses her wiles to try and win it back. But all is not as it seems.
Gorgeous European Temptation
Hitomi awaits her big roulette game for her father's painting aboard the Queen Scheherazade. Meanwhile, Rui infiltrates the ship by posing as a dancer and works to install herself as the dealer for Hitomi's game. But who will Hitomi be playing?
Don't Go, My Love
Toshio has a chance to become an inspector, but in order to take the promotion he has to move away for a year. He asks Hitomi to come with him, but can either of them leave Cat's Eye behind?
Cleopatra Ransom
When Toshio and Asatani get kidnapped by the owners of Cat's Eye's latest target, an Egyptian gem called “Cleopatra's Tear”, it's up to Hitomi to save them.
Bodysuit Flying at Night
Rui goes undercover to get close to a millionaire art collector who's recently purchased one of her father's paintings. But when he decides to add Rui herself to his collection, stealing the painting is the least of Cat's Eye's problems.
Monday Is the Time to Smile
Cat's is about to pull off a tricky heist, outwitting the security cameras at the bank where their latest target is guarded. But a power outage cuts off oxygen to the vault and puts Toshio and Hitomi in danger.
Bullets Suit the Death God
Toshio loses his confidence when Ai gets shot and a vigilante murders her shooter. Now Hitomi has to steal a painting from the killer and restore Toshio's confidence all while avoiding becoming the next victim.
Cornered
A routine heist goes sour when the detectives of Inunari Station prove unusually difficult to shake off. Cornered with nowhere to run, Hitomi and Ai's only means of escape is to pose as pro wrestlers.
Only Say Good Night to You
To steal the “Mongolian Hawk” Cat's Eye has to infiltrate Inunari Station itself. Toshio and the chief are confident they can catch the thieves in the act. But what about the curse? And why are there two Asatanis?
Lovers' Holiday
It looks like Toshio and Hitomi will finally get a vacation. But their intimate road trip is interrupted when they pick up a pair of stranded teens who turn out to be copy-“Cat's”, on the run from the police.
I Want to Meet You Just Once
Hitomi is despondent when she loses a necklace from her father during her last job. After Toshio picks it up and tries to contact Cat's to return it, Hitomi has to arrange a meeting with him - without actually meeting him face to face.
Visitor on a Snowy Day
Trouble abounds for Hitomi when the little girl she saves during a heist turns out to be Toshio's cousin. Convinced she's going to marry Toshio herself, Yukiko proves a major pain. Worst of all, she claims to remember Cat's face!
Winter Is Love's Warmth
History repeats and causes strife among the Kisugi sisters when Ai falls for the son of the director of the museum that houses Cat's next target.
Santa Claus from the Sky
Hitomi and Rui steal the perfect gift for Ai, a recording their father made for their mother. But when a mistake puts it in the hands of a local DJ, Cat's has to scramble to save Christmas before their secret is outed on national radio.
When the Bell Tolls Twelve
To steal the “Ice Queen” from a ski resort, Hitomi must contend with its owner's pampered princess of a daughter who won't give up her birthday present without a fight.
Love from Luna Island
Cat's set out to steal a painting from the reclusive president of a shady global syndicate by infiltrating his private island. But it turns out he has plans of his own, and this time Cat's may find themselves in over their heads.
A Close Call in Luna
Outmaneuvered by Kaibara and forced to break into a military ship, Hitomi is plunged into a desperate situation that could cost her not only her own life, but those of Toshio and her sisters.
Lost Memory
When Ai turns up after a job gone wrong with no painting, amnesia, and a band of assassins out for her head, Hitomi and Rui must jog her memory without letting a clueless Ai spill the beans about Cat's to Toshio, who she now believes to be her father.
The Magnificent Show
Barrista, thief, and...model? Hitomi has to pose as a model to steal a necklace from the catwalk in the middle of a fashion show. And when Asatani gets her teeth into Cat's Eye, this job may turn out to be Hitomi's final curtain call.
The Athletic Club Smells of Death
A local health club magnate who beats Cat's to one of their father's paintings turns out to be operating a ring of stolen art auctions, and he'll literally kill to add the trio's collection to his catalogue.
It Began with a Kiss
Slim Suspense, an international jewel thief, nabs Cat's Eye's next target, but when Toshio and Hitomi catch him in the act, he turns out to be more interested in stealing Hitomi's heart than the gem.
The Art Museum Is Full of Danger
Stealing the virtually unguarded “Purple Orpheus” seems like a walk in the park to Hitomi and Ai, but Rui's suspicions prove well-founded when the entire museum turns out to be a trap.
The Target Is a Proposal
The chief plots to make Toshio steadier by encouraging him to propose to Hitomi, but when Toshio's first attempt falls flat, he becomes determined not to make another until he's taken Cat's Eye down a peg.
Have You Seen Heinz?
The chief plots to make Toshio steadier by encouraging him to propose to Hitomi, but when Toshio's first attempt falls flat, he becomes determined not to make another until he's taken Cat's Eye down a peg.
Unleash Cat's Secrets!
Toshio has discovered a painting named “Wind” that's more than it seems. There's a picture of Japan hidden beneath the painting's surface, and with it, Toshio intends to learn all about Heinz' past!
A Man Who Knew Heinz
Daigo is a wealthy man who owns a giant ship called the Mermaid, and inside he guards Heinz' painting by the same name. Cat's Eye targets the “Mermaid,” but little do they know that Daigo is targeting them!
Cast
Details
Original Title
キャッツ♥アイ
Status
Ended
Seasons
2
Episodes
73
Production
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
