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The Cat Returns is a film of genre Drama directed by Hiroyuki Morita released in USA on 13 july 2005 with Chizuru Ikewaki
The Cat Returns (2002)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 13 july 2005
Length 1h15
Directed by Hiroyuki Morita
Themes Films about animals, Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about cats, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Rating71%
The Cat Returns (Japanese: 猫の恩返し, Hepburn: Neko no Ongaeshi, lit. The Cat's Repayment) is a 2002 Japanese animated fantasy drama film directed by Hiroyuki Morita of Studio Ghibli, produced by Toshio Suzuki and Nozomu Takahashi, written by Reiko Yoshida, based on The Cat Returns by Aoi Hiiragi with music by Yuji Nomi and stars Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Tetsu Watanabe, Yosuke Saito, Aki Maeda and Tetsurō Tamba. A spin-off of Whisper of the Heart, it was theatrically released in Japan on July 19, 2002 through the Toho Company and in 2005 in the United States through Buena Vista Home Video. It received an Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival.
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The story is of a girl named Haru, a quiet, shy and ditzy high school student who has a suppressed ability to talk with cats. One day, she saves a darkly-colored, odd-eyed cat from being hit by a truck on a busy road. The cat is Lune, Prince of the Cat Kingdom. As thanks, the cats give Haru gifts of catnip and mice, and she is offered the Prince's hand in marriage. Her mixed reply is taken as a yes.Actors
Chizuru Ikewaki
(Haru Yoshioka (voice))
Aki Maeda
(Yuki (voice))
Takayuki Yamada
(Lune (voice))
Tetsurō Tanba
(Cat King (voice))
Anne Hathaway
(Haru (English version, voice))
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