The Cat Returns (2002)
The Cat Returns (2002)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Chizuru Ikewaki
Haru Yoshioka (voice)
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Baron (voice)
Aki Maeda
Yuki (voice)
Takayuki Yamada
Lune (voice)
Hitomi Sato
Hiromi (voice)
Kenta Satoi
Natori (voice)
Mari Hamada
Natoru (voice)
Tetsu Watanabe
Muta (voice)
Yousuke Saito
Toto (voice)
Kumiko Okae
Haru's Mother (voice)
Tetsurō Tamba
Cat King (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Japanese Teacher (voice)
Yoko Honna
Chika (voice)
Ken Yasuda
Machida (voice)
Cindy Davis
Writer
Seiichiro Ujiie
Executive Producer
Reiko Yoshida
Screenplay
Nozomu Takahashi
Producer
Ned Lott
Producer
Hideyuki Takai
Executive Producer
Naoya Tanaka
Art Direction
Hiroyuki Morita
Director / Storyboard Artist
Koji Hoshino
Executive Producer
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Hironori Aihara
Executive Producer
Takeyoshi Matsushita
Executive Producer
Yuji Nomi
Original Music Composer
Kentaro Takahashi
Director of Photography
Mutsumi Takemiya
Assistant Editor
Megumi Uchida
Editor
Osamu Mikasa
Color Designer
Hiroaki Hirabayashi
Color Timer
Yoshiharu Sato
Key Animation
Mineko Ueda
Key Animation
Sueko Sawanuma
Production Supervisor
Keiyo Yasuda
Production Supervisor
Akihiko Okase
Foley Artist
Satoko Morikawa
Character Designer
Shinobu Mori
Key Animation
Katsutoshi Nakamura
Key Animation
Taishi Ishida
Production Supervisor
Yuichiro Mochizuki
Production Assistant
Tamami Yamamoto
Production Supervisor
Tomohiko Ishii
Associate Producer
Makoto Sumiya
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Yuji Tan
Foley Artist
Michiyo Suzuki
Key Animation
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Key Animation
Yosuke Toba
Production Assistant
Shuji Inoue
Foley Mixer
Shigeo Akahori
Key Animation
Keiko Nakaji
Key Animation
Masafumi Yokota
Key Animation
Ayumi Sato
Casting Coordinator
Ryosuke Kiyokawa
Production Assistant
Kojiro Tsuruoka
Assistant Director
Akihiko Ono
Sound Recordist
Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Key Animation
Yuichi Tanaka
Key Animation
Hisao Yokobori
Key Animation
Kazumi Inaki
Music Producer
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Masahiro Kurio
Key Animation
Mariko Matsuo
Key Animation
Yoshinobu Michihata
Key Animation
Tetsuya Nishio
Key Animation
Tadashi Okumura
Key Animation
Miwa Sasaki
Key Animation
Takamune Negishi
Music Arranger
Takuo Yamamoto
Music Arranger
Hisayo Itou
Production Supervisor
Naoya Fujimaki
Production Manager
Masahiro Koyama
Key Animation
Teiichi Takiguchi
Key Animation
Shogo Komagata
Production Supervisor
Nobuko Shiraki
Public Relations
Toshio Miyakawa
Executive Producer
Chiyoshi Tanaka
Producer
Toshiyuki Komaru
Key Animation
Motohiro Hatanaka
Casting Coordinator
Naomi Yasu
Casting Coordinator
Akio Ichimura
Production Supervisor
Atsushi Kamimura
Production Assistant
Junichi Nishioka
Public Relations
Mitsu Watanabe
Production Supervisor
Kayoko Morozumi
Foley Recordist
Hiroyuki Aoyama
Key Animation
Shinji Otsuka
Key Animation
Shinichiro Yamada
Key Animation
Tomoki Horaguchi
Production Supervisor
Shokichi Arai
Public Relations
Seiji Okuda
Production Manager
Ayako Hata
Key Animation
Yukio Hokari
Foley Artist
Michio Mihara
Key Animation
Masaya Kitada
Foley Artist
Yumiko Ukai
Public Relations
Ken Baba
Key Animation
Jun Sekiguchi
Key Animation
Keiko Shimizu
Key Animation
Toshiharu Sugie
Key Animation
Kenichi Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Eiko Fujitsu
Production Supervisor
Nagisa Miyazaki
Key Animation
Minoru Ohashi
Key Animation
Emiko Shimura
Key Animation
Hiroomi Yamakawa
Key Animation
Hayao Miyazaki
Production Coordinator
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Key Animation
Katsufumi Sato
Compositing Artist
Masashi Toriyama
Compositing Artist
Takeo Gotou
Compositing Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 19, 2002
Original Name猫の恩返し
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 15m
Content RatingG
Box Office$54,016,370
Genres
Wiki.
The Cat Returns (Japanese: 猫の恩返し, Hepburn: Neko no Ongaeshi, lit. 'The Cat's Repayment') is a 2002 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Toshio Suzuki and Nozomu Takahashi, written by Reiko Yoshida, based on the manga The Cat Returns by Aoi Hiiragi, with music by Yuji Nomi, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Hakuhodo, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi and Toho and distributed by the latter company. It stars Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Tetsu Watanabe, Yosuke Saito, Aki Maeda and Tetsurō Tamba. This is Hiroyuki Morita's first and only film as director for Studio Ghibli.
It is a spin-off of Whisper of the Heart. It was theatrically released in Japan on July 20, 2002, through Toho and in 2005 in the United States through Walt Disney Home Entertainment. It received generally favourable reviews, and won the Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival. GKIDS re-issued the film on Blu-ray and DVD on January 16, 2018, under a new deal with Studio Ghibli.