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The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns

It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?

20027.11h 15m

Overview

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

Directed by Hiroyuki Morita
Written by Reiko Yoshida, Aoi Hiiragi, Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by Nozomu Takahashi, Toshio Suzuki, Chiyoshi Tanaka
Box Office0Revenue: $54.0M

Top Cast

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Haru Yoshioka (voice)

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Baron (voice)

Aki Maeda

Aki Maeda

Yuki (voice)

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Muta (voice)

Yousuke Saito

Yousuke Saito

Toto (voice)

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki Yamada

Lune (voice)

Hitomi Sato

Hitomi Sato

Hiromi (voice)

Kenta Satoi

Kenta Satoi

Natori (voice)

Mari Hamada

Mari Hamada

Natoru (voice)

Kumiko Okae

Kumiko Okae

Haru's Mother (voice)

Themes & Keywords

chasecatself-discoverymazehuman animal relationshipprincecrowsequelanthropomorphismgrasssword fightbased on mangakindnessprotectorcompassiontowerschoolgirlschoolgirl uniformcat vs birdtalking catbride-to-beanimehigh school girljapanese schoolanthropomorphic animalanimal transformationadventure

About The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns is a adventure, fantasy, animation, drama, family film released in 2002 exploring themes of chase, cat, self-discovery, maze, human animal relationship, prince. Directed by Hiroyuki Morita, it stars Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda. Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

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