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.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Chizuru Ikewaki
- Haru
- (voice)
Yoshihiko Hakamada
- Baron
- (voice)
Takayuki Yamada
- Lune
- (voice)
Hitomi Satô
- Hiromi
- (voice)
Kenta Satoi
- Natori
- (voice)
Mari Hamada
- Natoru
- (voice)
Tetsu Watanabe
- Muta
- (voice)
Yôsuke Saitô
- Toto
- (voice)
Kumiko Okae
- Haru's Mother
- (voice)
Tetsurô Tanba
- Cat King
- (voice)
Yô Ôizumi
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Yoko Honna
- Chika
- (voice)
- (as Youko Honna)
Ken Yasuda
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Anne Hathaway
- Haru
- (English version)
- (voice)
Cary Elwes
- The Baron
- (English version)
- (voice)
Peter Boyle
- Muta
- (English version)
- (voice)
Elliott Gould
- Toto
- (English version)
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie started when Studio Ghibli received a proposal from a Japanese theme park to make a twenty-minute animation starring cats.
- GoofsWhen 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"
- Crazy creditsThe 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 versionsThe 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).
- ConnectionsFeatured in JesuOtaku Anime Reviews: The Cat Returns (2012)
Featured review
A very different follow-up to Whisper of the Heart
Let me start by saying that The Cat Returns is not the best of Ghibli and Miyazaki had almost nothing to do with it. If Miyazaki had directed or even written it, the film would have been as great as Totoro or Kiki. This movie is pretty much Whisper of the Heart as a Spirited Away style fantasy.
The story is as follows: A normal girl named Haru is transported to the world of cats to marry a cat prince who she saved from a speeding truck. That's basically all that I can tell without giving away the film. For those of you who loved Whisper, Baron is back big time. It was great to see Baron have a much larger role as a hero. The `stray' cat from Whisper is also back and fatter than ever.
Though some Ghibli fans will be disappointed, those who are cat-lovers will fall in love with the film. The film's flaw lies in that the story moves along a bit too fast for my taste. Just don't go expecting a film on the same level as Spirited Away or Mononoke and you'll have a great time. Grade: A-.
Rated PG for frightening scenes, brief sensuality, and language. Suggested for ages 10 and up.
The story is as follows: A normal girl named Haru is transported to the world of cats to marry a cat prince who she saved from a speeding truck. That's basically all that I can tell without giving away the film. For those of you who loved Whisper, Baron is back big time. It was great to see Baron have a much larger role as a hero. The `stray' cat from Whisper is also back and fatter than ever.
Though some Ghibli fans will be disappointed, those who are cat-lovers will fall in love with the film. The film's flaw lies in that the story moves along a bit too fast for my taste. Just don't go expecting a film on the same level as Spirited Away or Mononoke and you'll have a great time. Grade: A-.
Rated PG for frightening scenes, brief sensuality, and language. Suggested for ages 10 and up.
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- Mar 5, 2003
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- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Котяча вдячність
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $563,718
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $254,402
- Apr 22, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $54,505,827
- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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