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The Cat Returns
Sign in to saveAlso known as Baron: The Cat Returns, Cat Returns, Neko no Ongaeshi
2002 anime film directed by Hiroyuki Morita
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The Cat Returns is a 2002 Japanese animated film directed by Hiroyuki Morita. Produced by Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mitsubishi, Nippon Television Network Corporation, and TOHO, the movie has a runtime of 75 minutes. It was released on July 19, 2002, and again on July 13, 2005. The film is categorized under Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, and Award Winning genres, with themes including anthropomorphic characters, chase sequences, mazes, and self-discovery.
The production had a capital cost of 20,000,000. Box office figures are listed as 65,000,000, while revenue is recorded as 54,016,370. Audience reception varies across platforms, with review scores of 6.9/10, 70/100, and 88%. Other ratings include a 7.131 average from 2,453 votes and a 7.72 score from 190,737 users. The film’s tagline is "It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?"
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Film · TMDB
7.1Young 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.
Cast
- Chizuru Ikewaki as Haru Yoshioka (voice)
- Yoshihiko Hakamada as Baron (voice)
- Aki Maeda as Yuki (voice)
- Tetsu Watanabe as Muta (voice)
- Yousuke Saito as Toto (voice)
- Takayuki Yamada as Lune (voice)
Themes
- chase
- cat
- self-discovery
- maze
- human animal relationship
- prince
- crow
- sequel
- anthropomorphism
- grass
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Anime · MyAnimeList
The Cat Returns
- Score
- 7.72/10 (190,737 votes)
- Rank
- #1368
- Popularity
- #922
- Type
- Movie
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studios
- Studio Ghibli
High school student Haru Yoshioka is bored with the monotony of life. One day, she saves Prince Lune of the Cat Kingdom from being run over by a truck. As a token of gratitude, the Cat King sends her "presents" and invites her to the Cat Kingdom to become Lune's wife. Haru's inab…
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Key facts
- Kanji
- 猫の恩返し
- Revised hepburn
- Neko no Ongaeshi
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Main subject
- happiness
- Director
- Hiroyuki Morita
- Screenwriter
- Reiko Yoshida
- Voice actor
- Kumiko Okae
- Composer
- Yuji Nomi
- Production company
- Toho
- Duration
- 75
- FilmAffinity ID
- 520479
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.ghibli.jp/works/baron
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- Commons category
- The Cat Returns
- publication date
- 2005-07-13
- title
- 猫の恩返し
- distributed by
- HBO Max
- executive producer
- Hayao Miyazaki
- fabrication method
- traditional animation
- review score
- 88%
- capital cost
- 20000000
- box office
- 50590057
- form of creative work
- feature film
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Directed byHiroyuki Morita Screenplay byReiko Yoshida Based onBaron the Cat by Aoi Hiiragi
Produced byToshio Suzuki Nozomu Takahashi StarringChizuru Ikewaki Yoshihiko Hakamada Tetsu Watanabe Yosuke Saito Aki Maeda Tetsurō Tamba CinematographyKentaro Takahashi Edited byMegumi Uchida Music byYuji Nomi Production company Studio Ghibli
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