I don't know when it began, a group of people addicted to cats emerged on the Internet.
These people are very mysterious, they may not have their own cats, but they will quietly pay attention to many up owners of cats.
Usually high and cold, they often look at the cat video photos on their mobile phones, showing an old mother-like smile.
According to cat suckers, cat sucking is because cats make them feel "healed."
And the cat's healing ability really has a scientific basis: studies have shown that cat companionship can greatly reduce depression.
Research by psychologist Alan M Beck shows that when people are petting their pets, stress is reduced.
Specific physiological changes include lower blood pressure, decreased heart rate, muscle relaxation, etc.
It also temporarily lowers the level of cortisol, which is also a lower pressure hormone.
Many foreign homes for the elderly and nursing homes are also increasingly using cats for convalescence, called animal-assisted therapy.
As the saying goes: sucking a cat is cool for a while, sucking a cat has always been cool...
Even if there is no condition for breeding for the time being, it will not stop people's enthusiasm for raising cats across the screen cloud.
If you are one of the cat suckers, then the video I want to recommend today is tailor-made for you.
On the first day of the Spring Festival resumption, watching such a film, there is no cure -
Mitsuaki Iwawa's cat walks the world
Director: Mitsuaki Iwai
编剧: Mitsuaki Iwai / Takashi Tsukamoto
Genre: Documentary
Date: 2012-08-06 (Japan)
Episodes: 74
Episode length: 60 minutes
This documentary produced by NHK, "Mitsuaki Iwawai's Cat Walking the World", has a Douban score of 9.4 and is regarded as the "Cat Sucking Bible" by cat lovers.
Photographer Mitsuaki Iwawa traveled to dozens of countries and regions to photograph the local cat aborigines.
His footprints are all over the Aegean Sea, Atlas Mountain, Istanbul, etc., allowing people to enjoy the customs and customs of the world while sucking cats.
While traveling and sucking cats, the most healing life is nothing more than that!
Some netizens commented: Cloud cat owners, the gospel of heavy cat sucking patients, after reading the mood is comfortable, leisurely and quiet, five-star cure recommended.
It is said that "Mitsuaki Iwawai's Cat Walking the World" is also the highest-rated show among cats, and many shovelers find that their cats also like to watch this film, and even filmed the cat watching the show.
If you have a cat at home, you can also try watching it with you.
In this documentary, the uncle who carries a camera through the streets is called Mitsuaki Iwawa, a famous animal photographer, especially good at cat subjects.
He has provided a large number of cat slice benefits for the majority of cat suckers, and is the godfather of the cat sucking industry.
Hikari Iwai himself has a magical pro-cat physique, and in the film, he can always easily gain the trust and closeness of strange cats, so his lens can always capture the most natural side of cats.
Hikaru Iwai seems to have the magical ability to communicate with cats, and when he encounters stray cats on the road, he will jump on his knee affectionately.
Rolling and asking for touch is even more commonplace.
He was even taken to see his secret home and children.
Mitsuaki Iwai was born in Tokyo in 1950 and graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Japan University of Political Science and Law.
After graduation, Iwawa took over his father's business and became a wildlife photographer.
His work has twice appeared on the cover of National Geographic, the first photographer in Japan to receive the award.
When he was young, his favorite photographs were wild and large animals, polar bears, African elephants and jaguars... They are all his subjects.
But what really makes him famous is the cat under his lens.
He photographed cats almost everywhere in Japan and published many photographic collections about cats.
Including "Kittens of Japan", "Tsugaru Four Seasons Kitten Story", "Island Cat", "Walking with Cats" and so on.
Picking up cats turned out to be addictive, and Mitsuaki Iwawai turned the camera to the world.
In the form of a documentary, he filmed various cats he encountered during the trip.
Hikari Iwawai brought about two trillion yen to Japan through cat shooting, almost equivalent to a year's anime income, which made Iwawai Hikari famous.
It all started when Iwawa visited a friend's house at the age of 30 and was surprised to find that they had 28 cats, and he thought that such a life must be terrible.
But after living for a while, I found that the daily life of cats and humans is very harmonious.
Since then, Iwawa has also become a complete cat sucker.
Cats that roam freely in the city and the countryside are excellent subjects.
His shooting always starts at dawn because cats like to go out at this time.
Iwahe photographed cats as wild animals, not pets.
Hikaru Iwawa said, "A cat is a small lion, and a lion is a big cat." ”
In the documentary "Mitsuaki Iwawa's Cat Walks the World", Mitsuaki Iwawai visited more than 50 countries.
He found that cats in different regions have a local temperament.
"Cats, like people, are all over the world, and like people, they have regional characteristics, and the temperament of cats and locals in each place also has similarities."
New York cats, at first glance, are city cats that have seen the world, a calm and calm look, even in front of the crowded pizzeria can sleep soundly.
The cat in a Chinese medicine shop in Hong Kong has been using medicinal herbs as toys since childhood, which is the rhythm of prescribing medicines in minutes.
The cat in the Taiwanese temple walked leisurely past the offering table, ignoring the devout believers in front of him, as if they were helping the gods to make offerings.
The cat on an Icelandic farm grows up with the lambs, and when it sleeps in the hay, it always has to "grab the quilt" with the lambs.
In coffee-rich Jamaica, even cats love coffee beans, and they like to sleep in baskets with coffee beans and smell the coffee.
This documentary also contributes a lot of classic funny memes -
I'm a cat, why did I taste dog food?
Look at my gorgeous turn, Emma is a little slippery...
The commute to work for workers in winter.
No matter what the road conditions can stop me from leaving work.
Many people envy Iwawai Mitsuaki's work, and shooting cats can also gain fame and fortune, isn't it beautiful?
However, if you want to make a moving cat movie, it is not a simple thing.
In order to find cats, it is daily to walk the streets with heavy photographic equipment.
"Walking 20 to 30 kilometers a day is a regular thing, and your feet are often sore, but you must walk, you can't find it without walking."
In the documentary, we also see Iwahe often lying on the ground.
Sometimes in order to capture the moment, a pose is maintained for several hours.
Speaking about shooting techniques, he said:
"The cat's line of sight is very low, and whenever I aim the camera at them, I first bend my knees, and I feel that only by lowering the lens in this way can I fully capture her unique temperament."
Some photographers like to pose or force animals, but Mitsuaki Iwai always waits patiently.
While photographing a cat boss in Italy, he waited for three days and ended up even falling asleep behind the camera.
"Be sure to think from the cat's point of view. Whether it is a domestic pet or an untamed stray cat, a cat is a cat, and it has its own temper and character. Some people who call themselves cat owners may tell you that they 'have a cat', but I don't think cats think so. Cats will think , 'I've got a human'. So don't do things that cats don't like. ”
This remark is enough to reflect that Hikaru Iwawa is really a cat lover, perhaps this is the reason why he has his own cat physique, you must know that cats can often perceive different auras in humans.
When filming at the Kyoto Shrine, the cats there were reluctant to get close to the camera anyway.
Hikari Iwaga greets them every morning and feeds them.
Even if the cat is not appreciative, he also said with understanding: everyone has a good time to get up, and the cat is no exception.
In the face of cats who do not want to interact, it is necessary to predict the cat's movements according to the understanding of the cat's habits.
If you can predict their behavior, you can get the picture you want.
If you guess correctly, you will be secretly happy in your heart.
Many people think that the cat they shoot is a bit ugly and don't know how to look good.
Hikaru Iwawa said: It is not a matter of composition and light, but it is not filmed when the cat is happy.
For example, the cat in this photo has its whiskers stretched forward, indicating nervousness and squinting at the camera because of fear of the camera. In such a state of non-relaxation, how can you take a good look?
When encountering a timid and vigilant cat, Mitsuaki Iwawai is always very patient.
The cat of the Kyoto Kabuki family is only close to the owner's sister, and Iwawai Mitsuaki has been with it for 3 months or touch it.
As soon as Hikaru Iwawai approached, it hid in the top cabinet.
In order to successfully capture its most natural side, Iwawa gave up forcing a closer look.
He removed the tripod and the lights, leaving only a video camera in the room, and finally captured the kitten's unscrupulous appearance.
Hikaru Iwawa said: "Whenever there is some loss, I am healed when I see a cat.
It felt a joy to see cats rolling on the ground, to see cats rubbing milk from local dairy farmers, and to see cats playing with people. ”
I think anyone who has ever owned a cat would have had that experience.
Some people say that cats are a way for humans to get close to nature in urban life, because they are semi-domesticated animals that retain the wildness and warmth that belong to nature.
They really soothe the anxiety of many urban people.
Cats are not just pets, but also psychotherapists who bring comfort to many people.
Mitsuaki Iwawa, who started shooting cats at the age of 30, is 71 years old this year, and he is still shooting cats.
In addition to photo albums and documentaries, there are also cat-themed films.
Hikari Iwawai has always believed that if the cat is happy, people will be happy, and if people are happy, the earth will be happy. That's why he works tirelessly to shoot cats.
Remember a line in Miyazaki's anime "The Cat's Reward":
"When a person creates something with his heart, he has a soul."
It is precisely by photographing the cat with the heart that Hikaru Iwawa will have today's achievements, which is probably the cat's reward.
*This article is written by RAMA