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The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns

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The Cat Returns

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

2002

1h 15m

7.1(2537 votes)

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

Drama

Family

Overview

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.

Where to Watch

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Mitsubishi

Nippon Television Network Corporation

TOHO

Tokuma Shoten

Hakuhodo

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Haru Yoshioka (voice)

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Baron (voice)

Aki Maeda

Aki Maeda

Yuki (voice)

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Muta (voice)

Yousuke Saito

Yousuke Saito

Toto (voice)

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki Yamada

Lune (voice)

Hitomi Sato

Hitomi Sato

Hiromi (voice)

Kenta Satoi

Kenta Satoi

Natori (voice)

Mari Hamada

Mari Hamada

Natoru (voice)

Kumiko Okae

Kumiko Okae

Haru's Mother (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Hiroyuki Morita
Written by: Reiko Yoshida
Produced by: Nozomu Takahashi
Toshio Suzuki

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