According to Wikipedia's entry on
I Am a Cat, the novel has been adapted into multiple formats, underscoring its popularity in Japanese society. I imagine that they could have been more entertaining than the novel.
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In the mid-1970s, the prolific screenwriter Toshio Yasumi adapted Sōseki's novel into a screenplay. Kon Ichikawa directed the film, which premiered in Japanese cinemas in 1975. The novel was also adapted into a film released in 1936, and an anime television special aired in 1982.
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