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The Cat Returns

Movie
2002
1h 15m
G
Japanese
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Family
User Score: 
7.3
Critic Score: 
79
The Cat Returns' Poster
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.
The Cat Returns Poster

The Cat Returns

G
Movie
2002
1h 15m
Japanese
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Family
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.3
IMDB
The Cat Returns (2002) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
79

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Chizuru Ikewaki
Haru Yoshioka (voice)
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Baron (voice)
Aki Maeda
Yuki (voice)
Takayuki Yamada
Lune (voice)
Hitomi Sato
Hiromi (voice)
Kenta Satoi
Natori (voice)
Mari Hamada
Natoru (voice)
Tetsu Watanabe
Muta (voice)
Yousuke Saito
Toto (voice)
Kumiko Okae
Haru's Mother (voice)
Tetsuro Tamba
Cat King (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Japanese Teacher (voice)
Yoko Honna
Chika (voice)
Ken Yasuda
Machida (voice)
Directed By: Hiroyuki Morita
Written By: Hayao Miyazaki (Original Story), Reiko Yoshida (Screenplay)

Featured Comments/Tips

itsmepreethi says...
6 years ago
I'd heard brilliant things about this but eh I feel nothing.
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HennyGingerale says...
4 years ago
Didn't grab me at all. The story was meh, the magical kingdom did not feel like a true Ghibli paradise, the overall visual styling was not that appealing to me. I think this is my least favorite Ghibli of all, sorry. But maybe that's because this movie seems more directed at a younger audience.
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Basinator says...
4 years ago
A beautiful story, maybe a fairy tale. The characters are destinct from each other, standing out, and overall it is just a great family-friendly adventure, which made me gasping for all the events and world-building. It will send you into a world of mysterious wonders, waiting to get revealed in order to amaze you. I really felt the effort in this. It is a bit hard to say that apart from the above what REALLY makes this so likeable, from the sympathic characters or just hitting the exact perfect pacing - nothing is rushed nor really standing still for too long. This is actually a sequel or spin-off of "Whisper of the Heart", starring the baron cat again. (Which I don't think having watched yet and certainly not recently) Be like: Princess Mononoke (likely, never watched it)...nevermind, on the trakt.tv preview screen PM looks rather bloody lol. Maybe a more modern fairy tale version of Alice might be somewhat fitting as a description Rating: 10/10
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Movie Pal says...
6 years ago
Another great journey to a fantasy world from Studio Gibli. Not as good as _Spirited Away_, but something that the studio's fans will surely enjoy.
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Featured User Reviews

ithinkdifferent
9/10  7 years ago
Synopsis: While walking home from school, Japanese teenager Haru (Anne Hathaway) rescues a cat from the middle of a busy highway. When the cat talks to her and tells her that her good deed will be greatly repaid, she is shocked...and is even more dismayed to discover that the Cat King has arranged More
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