#CATS Japan

[themostimportantnight]

😼💥💪 SHIKI GEKIDAN MUNGO AND TEAZER 💪💥😼

I found this channel that's got a bunch of adorable, old-ass videos that are just fun little slideshows of cats put to songs from the Japanese Cats soundtrack (any titles that start with 「ミュージカル　キャッツ」 feature songs from Cats). This then inspired me to put what Japanese abilities I have to good use, so I translated Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer back into English 🙀🙀🙀🙀

(+ translation AND translation notes under the cut)

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マンゴジェリーとランペルティーザ　小泥棒 / Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer: Thieves

Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer

A notorious couple*

From comedians to tightrope-walking acrobats, and everything else

Now, we’ve made a fortune

And we live in a fine home*

This is merely our zone of operation*

We were born to be drifters*

We only passed by the scene*

Wherever we go, our names are always a bit too well-known

The window is narrowly opened

The basement was vandalized*

The roof’s red tiles are peeling away and falling off

If a drawer is opened and your shirts have disappeared

If you lose a glass ring again

The whole family will all say at once,

“Again, Mungojerrie

And Rumpleteazer

Just accept it, they’re the ones who did it”*

Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer

Extraordinarily smooth talkers

Stealing, sneaking, snatching

Our skills are top-notch

We have a very fine home,

But we don’t live there

We have the most fun when we’re chatting with the police

When the family assembles for dinner

And orders a luxurious meal of meat on the bone,

The cook will come out, crying sorrily, and say,

“Excuse me, you’ll have to try again tomorrow*

The meat has gone missing from the oven”

The whole family will all say at once,

“Again, Mungojerrie

And Rumpleteazer

Just accept it, they’re the ones who did it”

Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer

A wonderful team*

It could be a fluke, or just good luck,

Or could it be the weather?

We show up like the wind

And we’re gone like the wind

Hey, Mungojerrie and

Rumpleteazer

Or maybe it was some completely different cats!

If from the kitchen or dining room you hear a loud noise

If from the study your precious vase is heard being smashed

The whole family will all say at once,

“Again, Mungojerrie

And Rumpleteazer

Just accept it, they’re the ones who did it”

*While in English the lyrics are “[...] we’re a notorious couple of cats” (leaving the exact meaning of “couple” open to interpretation – “couple” as in quantity, or “couple” as in the dynamic?), the Japanese lyrics treat “couple” like a borrow word (「カップル」, which is just the English word for “couple” in katakana); this suggests that Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer are being referred to as a literal couple/duo. I only mention this because it implies a specific dynamic between the two, rather than the English lyrics which keep their relation vague – the Japanese lyrics don’t necessarily suggest that Mungo and Rumple are a romantic couple; simply that they work as a couple (the word could be used to mean a lot of different things – they could be twins, inseparable friends, simple partners in crime, or something else).

*Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer’s home is explicitly referred to as 「立派な一軒家」 (“rippana ikken’ya), with 「一軒家」(ikken’ya) meaning a detached house, or a house that stands on its own separate from others around it. This phrasing may have been used to help with worldbuilding, as Mungo and Teazer are established to come from a well-off family that would presumably live in quite a large home.

*”This is merely our centre of operation” is a fairly innocuous line in English; in Japanese, however, the line is 「そこは単なる作戦地」. 「作戦地」 (sakusenchi) is mostly used in a military context to describe where a fleet is operating, from planning to attacking – this phrasing is less open-ended than the English lyrics, and really helps to sell Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer as sweet little terrorists).

*「ながれもの」 (nagaremono) translates to “wanderer” or “drifter” and refers to a person who doesn’t tend to stay in one place for very long.

*Rumpleteazer sings first, but it made a bit more sense to place what she said after Mungojerrie’s bit upon translating the line. This whole line (「狙った所をちょいと/通り過ぎるだけなのに」) was a hard one to translate – 「狙った所」 (neratta tokoro) can be translated as “target (specifically, a place)” or “scene (of an incident)”. The line reads as if Rumpleteazer is saying “all we have to do is walk by, and we get recognized”.

*The phrase used here, 「荒らされて」 (arasarete), can literally mean either “to damage” or “to break into” — I went with “vandalized” as I felt it captured the essence of both of these definitions.

*「二人の仕業は泣き寝入り」 was difficult to translate – 「二人の仕業」 can mean “Our/their fault”/”our/their actions” (usually in a negative context); 「泣き寝入り」 is used to describe giving up and accepting a situation.

*This line, 「すみません明日にしてください」, is incredibly basic in Japanese. 「明日」 (ashita) means “tomorrow”, and 「して」 (shite) means “do (it)”; I tried to add some context to my translation instead of just making the line “Excuse me, do it again tomorrow” (I’m not normally one to try and add a ton of spice to a translation if I want it to be direct, but the line just felt so strange without it).

*The phrase used here, 「二人三脚」 (nininsankyaku), literally means “three-legged race”, but can also be used to describe two people who work together to achieve a common goal (ex. Teammates, collaborators, etc), just like racers in a three-legged race (they operate as one).

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[white-cat-of-doom]

An Opening Night celebration in Sendai today, as the production in Japan started the last of their three city run.

06 May 2025.

Maku Hiura as Asparagus, Hikari Ono as Bombalurina, Kazuma Sakuragi as Carbucketty, Eiko Kataoka as Cassandra, Shota Obitsu as Coricopat, Moe Aihara as Demeter, Kazuki Morita as Gilbert, Chiaki Kimura as Grizabella, Ayaka Yoshida as Jellylorum/Griddlebone, Yuki Hirai as Jemima, Sayuri Ataka as Jennyanydots, Ippei Sagehashi as Chorus Macavity, Shu Oshida as Mistoffelees, Yoshiki Takano as Mungojerrie, Shinya Iwasaki as Munkustrap, Yuki Takahashi as Old Deuteronomy, Mizuki Omori as Rum Tum Tugger, Ayu Shimizu as Rumpleteazer, Yuki Tachibana as Rumpus Cat, Haruna Sasaki as Sillabub, Neo Oi as Skimbleshanks, Mai Usami as Tantomile, TaeSun Kang as Tumblebrutus, and Hitomi Sekino as Victoria.

[misaki-toko]

Today was the first day of the CATS performance in Sendai.

So I was trapped in the charm of Demeter, played by Moe Aihara.

[catsamongthestars]

cats the musical shiki japan production costume designs ! from left to right: grizabella , jennyanydots , mistoffelees , sillabub , skimbleshanks , tantomile (i'll explain in a second) , tugger , victoria , bustopher jones , griddlebone , and macavity.

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as for the obvious cassandra who was referred to as tantomile , here's what the wiki said:

" the roles of the "twins", usually coricopat and tantomile, are instead cassandra and tumblebrutus in this production, with tantomile wearing the smooth brown costume design normally identified as cassandra. "

but anyways , just wanted to share these cuties <3

https://catsmusical.fandom.com/wiki/Japan_1983

[theimpossiblescheme]

Productions that include both Jemima and Sillabub, my beloveds...

[lightingelectratwo]

Coricopat and Tantomile when they were kittens

There mom Jemima is holding Tantomile, and there dad carbucketty (nameless swing that used the carbucketty costume) is holding coricopat. Both of there Aunt's form both sides cane to see them. The mom's sister is Jane(nameless swing), and there dad's sister mab(pink fairy cat)

[zachbiller]

[stealingpotatoes]

with how much time my cat spends in his litter box (and how loud that time is), i can only assume he has the greatest litter zen garden in the lands

[white-cat-of-doom]

A Mistoffelees keychain, made for the current run in Shizuoka in 2024 (and likely the next few city stops into mid-2025), with the interesting facet that the center spins around to mimic the Conjuring Turns the character performs.

The outer circular frame is decorated with the multicoloured Junkyard lights on the top, and bit of sparkle all around to add to the presentation. The backing card features the backdrop of the Junkyard set.

More weighty and large that you would probably anticipate, it also spins quite quickly and freely!

[misaki-toko]

I think the female cats who show great love in place of chocolate on Valentine's Day are the cutest.

[catsamongthestars]

shiki cats gifs yay ! !

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shiki theater company (劇団四季) has me on a list somewhere out there. just want yall to know that.

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from here

[zegalba]

Yuzu Kato: Borrowing from the Tiger's Majesty (2022)

[lecialucille]

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[gongyussy]

"we know how to move our bodies, but i didn't know how to manage my heart, so you need help for this"

hi we need to talk more about judo gold medallist christa deguchi.

[lanndscape]

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