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The Cat Returns

Original title: Neko no ongaeshi
  • 2002
  • G
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
74K
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POPULARITY
3,721
855
The Cat Returns (2002)
Voice of The Cat King-Tim Curry
Play trailer1:41
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JapaneseAnimal AdventureAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationQuirky ComedyAdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasy

After helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to ... Read allAfter helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.After helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.

  • Director
    • Hiroyuki Morita
  • Writers
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Aoi Hiiragi
    • Reiko Yoshida
  • Stars
    • Chizuru Ikewaki
    • Yoshihiko Hakamada
    • Aki Maeda
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    74K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,721
    855
    • Director
      • Hiroyuki Morita
    • Writers
      • Hayao Miyazaki
      • Aoi Hiiragi
      • Reiko Yoshida
    • Stars
      • Chizuru Ikewaki
      • Yoshihiko Hakamada
      • Aki Maeda
    • 149User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast30

    Chizuru Ikewaki
    • Haru
    • (voice)
    Yoshihiko Hakamada
    Yoshihiko Hakamada
    • Baron
    • (voice)
    Aki Maeda
    Aki Maeda
    • Yuki
    • (voice)
    Takayuki Yamada
    Takayuki Yamada
    • Lune
    • (voice)
    Hitomi Satô
    Hitomi Satô
    • Hiromi
    • (voice)
    Kenta Satoi
    • Natori
    • (voice)
    Mari Hamada
    Mari Hamada
    • Natoru
    • (voice)
    Tetsu Watanabe
    Tetsu Watanabe
    • Muta
    • (voice)
    Yôsuke Saitô
    • Toto
    • (voice)
    Kumiko Okae
    • Haru's Mother
    • (voice)
    Tetsurō Tanba
    Tetsurō Tanba
    • Cat King
    • (voice)
    • (as Tetsurô Tanba)
    Atsuko Tanaka
    Atsuko Tanaka
    • Additional Voices
    Mitsuru Miyamoto
    • Additional Voices
    Katsumi Chô
    • Additional Voices
    Keiko Tsukamoto
    • Additional Voices
    Yuri Shiratori
    Yuri Shiratori
    • Additional Voices
    Yayoi Kazuki
    • Additional Voices
    Tae Komamura
    • Additional Voices
    • Director
      • Hiroyuki Morita
    • Writers
      • Hayao Miyazaki
      • Aoi Hiiragi
      • Reiko Yoshida
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews149

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This movie started when Studio Ghibli received a proposal from a Japanese theme park to make a twenty-minute animation starring cats.
    • Goofs
      When Haru first goes to the Cross Roads to meet Muta, all the banners say "Cross Loads". When Haru goes back again at the end with her friend, one banner says "Cross Roads", but then they all revert to "Cross Loads"
    • Quotes
      • Baron: Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.
    • Crazy credits
      The credits have a series of still images from the film. The last image before the film fades is Haru feeding the small white kitten on the pavement.
    • Alternate versions
      The Japanese version begins with a text prologue; the English-dubbed version replaces this with a voice-over from the Baron (similar to how the opening of Princess Mononoke (1997) was handled).
    • Connections
      Featured in JesuOtaku Anime Reviews: The Cat Returns (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Far Away
      Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
      Music by Robert Folk
      Performed by Judy Kuhn
      Judy Kuhn appears courtesy of Angel Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 13, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • El regreso del gato
    • Production companies
      • Hakuhodo
      • Mitsubishi
      • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $563,718
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $254,402
      • Apr 22, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $54,829,386
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 15m(75 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-ES
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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