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MOVIE PROFILE

The Cat Returns

“It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?”

★ 7.1 / 10 (2,565 votes)July 19, 200275 minJA

AdventureFantasyAnimationDramaFamily

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.

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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateJuly 19, 2002

StatusReleased

Runtime75 min

Rating★ 7.1 / 10

CertificationG

Original languageJapanese

CountryJapan

Budget—

Revenue$54,016,370

ProductionStudio Ghibli, Mitsubishi, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TOHO, Tokuma Shoten, Hakuhodo

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Hiroyuki Morita

Writers

Reiko Yoshida

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru IkewakiHaru Yoshioka (voice)

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Yoshihiko HakamadaBaron (voice)

Aki Maeda

Aki MaedaYuki (voice)

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu WatanabeMuta (voice)

Yousuke Saito

Yousuke SaitoToto (voice)

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki YamadaLune (voice)

Hitomi Sato

Hitomi SatoHiromi (voice)

Kenta Satoi

Kenta SatoiNatori (voice)

Mari Hamada

Mari HamadaNatoru (voice)

Kumiko Okae

Kumiko OkaeHaru's Mother (voice)

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro TambaCat King (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Yo OizumiJapanese Teacher (voice)

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