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The Cat Returns ( Japanese: 猫の恩返し, Hepburn: Neko no Ongaeshi, lit. 'The Cat's Repayment') is a 2002 Japanese anime fantasy film [2] directed by Hiroyuki Morita from a screenplay by Reiko Yoshida, based on the 2002 manga series of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi.
Jul 13, 2005 · 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. Director. Hiroyuki Morita.
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- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Hiroyuki Morita
- 2005-07-13
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The Encounter with Lune
Haru, a quiet and shy high school student who has a suppressed ability to talk with cats. One day, she sleeps through her alarm is late for class and is laughed at by practically everyone for trying to sneak in. While walking home, she admits to her friend Naoko that she actually likes a boy in her class named Machida but is too shy to ask him out. Naoko then reveals that he has a girlfriend, who happens to be a Freshman, the two have a friendly fight with each other. While walking, the girls...
The Cat King's Parade
That night, the king of the Cat Kingdom comes to thank her, he comes to her house with a parade which shocks the other cats and they chase after them (several bodyguards dispose of them). As it turns out, the cat that Haru saved is named Lune, and he is the only Prince of the Cat Kingdom. In gratitude, the Cat King gives Haru a list of gifts she'll receive tomorrow, Haru thanks them and the King goes on his way. The next day, the gifts are shock to Haru and cause problems: Naoko has tons of L...
The Cat Business Office
Wanting none of this, Haru starts to freak out about marrying a cat and even the fact that they are going to drag her off to the kingdom themselves, Haru hears a kind, female voice, which tells her to seek the Cat Bureau. Haru meets Muta, a large white cat the voice told her to seek for directions, who leads her there to meet the Baron (the same Baron from Whisper of the Heart), who is a cat figurine given life by the work of his artist, and Toto, a stone raven who comes to life much like the...
Origin
In 1995, Studio Ghibli released Whispers Of The Heart, a film based on a manga by Aoi Hiiragiabout a girl writing a fantasy novel. Although the girl's life had no magical elements, the film featured short fantasy scenes depicting what the girl was writing of. In 1999, a theme park company commissioned Studio Ghibli to produce a 20-minute film around a theme: cats. Tentatively titled The Cat Project, Hayao Miyazaki became very interested and imposed a condition, that they use the characters of...
Production
Over a nine-month period he translated Hiiragi's Baron story into 525 pages of storyboards for what was to be The Cat Returns. Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki decided to produce a feature-length film based entirely on Morita's storyboard; this was partly because Haru, the main character, had a "believable feel to her". It became the second theatrical (third overall) Studio Ghiblifeature to be directed by someone other than Miyazaki or Takahata. A heavy sense of responsibility set on Morita as he b...
"The Cat Returns" runtime barely clocked in at 75 minutes and did not have the scale or ambition of Ghibli's previous films, and was released in theaters with the short film "Ghiblies Episode 2". Riding on the success of "Spirited Away" (2001), the promotion of "The Cat Returns" was relatively aggressive, with several sponsors churning out a number...
The Cat Returns (Original Soundtrack) (猫の恩返し オリジナル・サウンド・トラック , Neko no Ongaeshi Orijinaru Saundotorakku) The album was composed and arranged by Yuji Nomi and features the theme song by Ayano Tsuji. It was published by Tokuma Japan Communications and released on July 17, 2002. Nomi explains his process, “For the music for this film, I started with d...
Baron: The Cat Returns is a 2002 Japanese adventure fantasy manga written by Aoi Hiiragi and published by Tokuma Shotenand Viz Media.
It's been speculated that the Cat King is based on Hayao Miyazaki while Haru is based on Mamoru Hosada. In 2000, Hosoda was hired by Miyazaki to direct Howl's Moving Castle, but left due to various...Natoru's gender is changed from female to male in the English dub, given Andy Richter voiced the character.Muta is based on Ushiko, the resident cat that wanders around Studio Ghibli'soffices.Yo Oizumi, Ken Yasuda, and Takayuki Suzui appear as voice actors for small roles in the film.Additional Voices
1. Original: Makoto Aoki, Katsumi Chô, Daisuke Egawa, Yayoi Kazuki, Tae Komamura, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Toshihiro Nakamura, Yo Oizumi, Toshitaka Shimizu, Tarusuke Shingaki, Yuri Shiratori, Takayuki Suzui, Bari Suzuki, Atsuko Tanaka, Keiko Tsukamoto, Ken Yasuda, Hikari Yono 2. English: Greg Berg, Robert Clotworthy (Teacher), Kat Cressida, Terri Douglas, Courtnee Draper, Jason Harris, Brian Herskowitz, Mona Marshall (Old Lady, Others), Randy Montgomery, Bradley Pierce (Machida), Diz White
Home Video
1. The Cat Returns / Ghiblies Episode 2 VHS - Buena Vista Home Entertainment (July 4, 2003) 2. The Cat Returns / Ghiblies Episode 2 DVD Buena Vista Home Entertainment (July 4, 2003) 3. The Cat Returns / Ghiblies Episode 2 Blu-ray Disc -Walt Disney Studios Japan (December 4, 2013)
Publishing
1. Ribon Mascot Comics Whisper of the Heart Happy Time (February 20, 1996) ISBN 4-08-853841-2 2. Animage Comics Special Baron: The Cat Returns (May 20, 2002) ISBN 4-19-770088-1 3. The Other Side of the Alley is the Kingdom of Cats - The Cat Returns & Ghiblies Thorough Guide (July 20, 2002) ISBN 4-04-853527-7 4. Longtail of Baron: Another story of a Cat Baron spun with a Picture Book and Mook (July 20, 2002) ISBN 4-906069-35-5 5. Ghibli Cats (August 2, 2002) ISBN 4-7966-2822-3 6. The Cat Retur...
Music
1. The Cat Returns Soundtrack, Tokuma Japan Communications (July 17, 2002) TKCA-72367
Official Sites 1. The Cat Returns on Studio Ghibli 1. The Cat Returns on Walt Disney Japan 1. The Cat Returns on GKIDS 1. The Cat Returns on HBO Max Information 1. The Cat Returns on Anime News Network 1. The Cat Returns at the Internet Movie Database Encyclopedia 1. The Cat Returns on Wikipedia Manga 1. Baron: The Cat Returns Manga on Amazon 2. Ba...
Currently you are able to watch "The Cat Returns" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel. It is also possible to buy "The Cat Returns" on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube as download or rent it on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store online.
- Hiroyuki Morita
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High school student Haru rescues a cat that was about to be run over by a truck and discovers the cat is actually a prince named Lune. Out of gratitude, Lune's father, the Cat King, asks...
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- Hiroyuki Morita
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- Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
The Cat Returns - Official Trailer. Haru, a schoolgirl bored by her ordinary routine, saves the life of an unusual cat, and suddenly her world is transformed beyond...
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- Crunchyroll Store Australia
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