Live-Action TV
Description
It is 2023 in Paris, and three sisters—Alexia, Tam, and Sylia—are reunited after years apart. Their father, a renowned art collector, died a decade earlier in a mysterious fire that destroyed his gallery. When a painting from his collection unexpectedly resurfaces at a prestigious exhibition inside the Eiffel Tower, the sisters see it as the first clue to unraveling the truth about his death and the shadowy circumstances surrounding his past. They decide to risk everything by stealing the painting, an act that transforms them into a trio of audacious and elusive art thieves.

As they begin a series of daring heists across the French capital, from the Eiffel Tower to the Palace of Versailles, the sisters adopt the alias Cat’s Eyes. They must balance their dangerous, clandestine double life with their everyday existence, all while being pursued by the Organised Crime Unit of the French police. Leading this pursuit is Commissioner Quentin Chapuis, a determined officer tasked with arresting the mysterious new thieves. Unbeknownst to him, one of the sisters is Tam, his former girlfriend and the great love of his life. This creates a central romantic and dramatic tension, as Quentin closes in on the group while remaining unaware that his personal life is intertwined with his most high-profile case.

The series follows the narrative arc of the sisters’ transformation from a fractured family into a cohesive team. Sylia is the responsible and strategic older sister, initially reluctant to abandon her stable life. Tam is the athletic and impulsive core of the heists, forced to confront her lingering feelings for Quentin. Alexia is the rebellious and tech-savvy youngest sister, who provides crucial support. Their quest evolves from simple theft to a deeper investigation involving art trafficking, corrupt dealers, and the ultimate mystery of their father, Michaël Heinz. Each heist brings them closer to the truth while deepening the cat-and-mouse game with Quentin, whose investigation becomes increasingly personal. The series concludes its first season with the sisters making progress in their search for answers, having cemented their legacy as the phantom thieves of Paris, and sets the stage for a second season of heists and romantic entanglements.
Information
Cat's Eye
CAT’S EYE キャッツ・アイ
Type: Live-Action TV
Movie/Episode length: 92 min.
Date: 08/30/1997
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Cast
  • Hitomi Kisugi
    Izumi Inamori
  • Yuki Uchida
  • Li
    Kane Kosugi
  • Mitsuko Asatani
    Naoko Yamazaki
  • Miss Wang
    Wenli Jiang
  • Onmyōji
    Akira Ōizumi
  • Rui Kisugi
    Norika Fujiwara
  • Ryūtarō Kuroda
    Akira Terao
  • Toshio Utsumi
    Kenta Harada
  • Detective Shibata
    Shirō Sano
  • Umehara
    Akaji Maro
Comment(s)
Staff
  • Director
    Kaizō Hayashi
  • Music
    Hidehiko Urayama
    Yōko Kumagai
  • Art Director
    Hiroshi Ōno
    Takeo Kimura
  • Director of Photography
    Yūichi Nagata
  • Action Director
    Hideo Saitō
  • Costume Design
  • Photography
    Takahide Shibanushi
  • Special Effects
    Yoshimi Hayashi
  • Theme Song Composition
    Yūichirō Oda
  • Theme Song Performance
    Anri
  • Script
    Kaizō Hayashi
    Tokio Tsuchiya
  • Original Manga
  • Animation Director
    Satoshi Hirayama
  • Producer
    Akifumi Takuma
    Hirotsugu Usui
    Kazutoshi Wadakura
    Shunsuke Koga
    Yasumichi Ozaki
  • Color Coordination
    Terumi Kobayashi
  • Editing
    Nobuko Tomita
  • Planning
    Ikuo Suo
    Junichiro Hisaita
    Yoshitaka Kitabayashi
  • Theme Song Arrangement
    Angela Johnson
  • Theme Song Lyrics
    Yoshiko Miura
Production
  • Distributor
    King Records
    TOHO
  • Cooperation
    Imagica
    NAC
    Cine Bazar
    J-Phone
    Kodak
    Studio Add
  • Planning Cooperation
    Burning Productions
  • Production Cooperation
    Paradise Pictures
  • Production
    Fuji Television Network
  • Animation Production
    Kyokuichi Tokyo Movie
    TMS Photo
  • Background Art
    Studio Fuga
  • Recording Studio
    Tokyo TV Center