The Cat Returns (2002)
The Cat Returns (2002)
It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?
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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Cast

Chizuru Ikewaki Chizuru Ikewaki As: Haru Yoshioka (voice)
Yoshihiko Hakamada Yoshihiko Hakamada As: Baron (voice)
Aki Maeda Aki Maeda As: Yuki (voice)
Takayuki Yamada Takayuki Yamada As: Lune (voice)
Hitomi Sato Hitomi Sato As: Hiromi (voice)
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Family

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 19 July 2002

Country: JP

Runtime: 75m

Company Credits

Company: Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mitsubishi, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TOHO, Tokuma Shoten

Revenue: $54,016,370

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Cast

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Haru Yoshioka (voice)

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Baron (voice)

Aki Maeda

Aki Maeda

Yuki (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)

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Muta (voice)

Yousuke Saito

Yousuke Saito

Toto (voice)

Kumiko Okae

Kumiko Okae

Haru's Mother (voice)

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Cat King (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Japanese Teacher (voice)

Yoko Honna

Yoko Honna

Chika (voice)

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Machida (voice)

Directed By

Hiroyuki Morita

Hiroyuki Morita

Director

Kojiro Tsuruoka

Kojiro Tsuruoka

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Reiko Yoshida

Reiko Yoshida

Screenplay

Aoi Hiiragi

Aoi Hiiragi

Comic Book

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki

Original Story

Production Crew

Hideyuki Takai

Hideyuki Takai

Executive Producer

Takeyoshi Matsushita

Takeyoshi Matsushita

Executive Producer

Nozomu Takahashi

Nozomu Takahashi

Producer

Hironori Aihara

Hironori Aihara

Executive Producer

Seiichiro Ujiie

Seiichiro Ujiie

Executive Producer

Koji Hoshino

Koji Hoshino

Executive Producer

Toshio Suzuki

Toshio Suzuki

Producer

Chiyoshi Tanaka

Chiyoshi Tanaka

Producer

Ayumi Sato

Ayumi Sato

Casting Coordinator

Motohiro Hatanaka

Motohiro Hatanaka

Casting Coordinator

Naomi Yasu

Naomi Yasu

Casting Coordinator

Akio Ichimura

Akio Ichimura

Production Supervisor

Shogo Komagata

Shogo Komagata

Production Supervisor

Yosuke Toba

Yosuke Toba

Production Assistant

Atsushi Kamimura

Atsushi Kamimura

Production Assistant

Ryosuke Kiyokawa

Ryosuke Kiyokawa

Production Assistant

Yuichiro Mochizuki

Yuichiro Mochizuki

Production Assistant

Eiko Fujitsu

Eiko Fujitsu

Production Supervisor

Sueko Sawanuma

Sueko Sawanuma

Production Supervisor

Toshio Miyakawa

Toshio Miyakawa

Executive Producer

Tomohiko Ishii

Tomohiko Ishii

Associate Producer

Naoya Fujimaki

Naoya Fujimaki

Production Manager

Taishi Ishida

Taishi Ishida

Production Supervisor

Seiji Okuda

Seiji Okuda

Production Manager

Tomoki Horaguchi

Tomoki Horaguchi

Production Supervisor

Hisayo Itou

Hisayo Itou

Production Supervisor

Tamami Yamamoto

Tamami Yamamoto

Production Supervisor

Mitsu Watanabe

Mitsu Watanabe

Production Supervisor

Keiyo Yasuda

Keiyo Yasuda

Production Supervisor

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki

Production Coordinator

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Yuji Nomi

Yuji Nomi

Original Music Composer

Toru Noguchi

Toru Noguchi

Sound Effects

Masaya Kitada

Masaya Kitada

Foley Artist

Akihiko Ono

Akihiko Ono

Sound Recordist

Yukio Hokari

Yukio Hokari

Foley Artist

Makoto Sumiya

Makoto Sumiya

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kazumi Inaki

Kazumi Inaki

Music Producer

Kayoko Morozumi

Kayoko Morozumi

Foley Recordist

Shuji Inoue

Shuji Inoue

Foley Mixer

Takamune Negishi

Takamune Negishi

Music Arranger

Yuji Tan

Yuji Tan

Foley Artist

Takuo Yamamoto

Takuo Yamamoto

Music Arranger

Akihiko Okase

Akihiko Okase

Foley Artist

Visual Effects

Tadashi Hiramatsu

Tadashi Hiramatsu

Key Animation

Sawako Miyamoto

Sawako Miyamoto

Key Animation

Katsufumi Sato

Katsufumi Sato

Compositing Artist

Takeo Gotou

Takeo Gotou

Compositing Artist

Toru Fukushi

Toru Fukushi

Compositing Artist

Toshiyuki Fukushima

Toshiyuki Fukushima

Compositing Artist

Ei Inoue

Ei Inoue

Animation Director

Masashi Toriyama

Masashi Toriyama

Compositing Artist

Kazutaka Ozaki

Kazutaka Ozaki

Animation Director

Shigeru Kimishima

Shigeru Kimishima

Key Animation

Hironobu Horikoshi

Hironobu Horikoshi

Compositing Artist

Norio Matsumoto

Norio Matsumoto

Key Animation

Osamu Mikasa

Osamu Mikasa

Color Designer

Yoshiharu Sato

Yoshiharu Sato

Key Animation

Kazuhide Tomonaga

Kazuhide Tomonaga

Key Animation

Ayako Hata

Ayako Hata

Key Animation

Mariko Matsuo

Mariko Matsuo

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Aoyama

Hiroyuki Aoyama

Key Animation

Yuichi Tanaka

Yuichi Tanaka

Key Animation

Toshiyuki Komaru

Toshiyuki Komaru

Key Animation

Mineko Ueda

Mineko Ueda

Key Animation

Hisao Yokobori

Hisao Yokobori

Key Animation

Jun Sekiguchi

Jun Sekiguchi

Key Animation

Katsutoshi Nakamura

Katsutoshi Nakamura

Key Animation

Tetsuya Nishio

Tetsuya Nishio

Key Animation

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Key Animation

Yoshinobu Michihata

Yoshinobu Michihata

Key Animation

Keiko Nakaji

Keiko Nakaji

Key Animation

Masahiro Koyama

Masahiro Koyama

Key Animation

Minoru Ohashi

Minoru Ohashi

Key Animation

Shinichiro Yamada

Shinichiro Yamada

Key Animation

Ken Baba

Ken Baba

Key Animation

Michiyo Suzuki

Michiyo Suzuki

Key Animation

Shigeo Akahori

Shigeo Akahori

Key Animation

Masahiro Kurio

Masahiro Kurio

Key Animation

Emiko Shimura

Emiko Shimura

Key Animation

Kenichi Yamaguchi

Kenichi Yamaguchi

Key Animation

Keiko Shimizu

Keiko Shimizu

Key Animation

Shinobu Mori

Shinobu Mori

Key Animation

Teiichi Takiguchi

Teiichi Takiguchi

Key Animation

Michio Mihara

Michio Mihara

Key Animation

Satoko Morikawa

Satoko Morikawa

Character Designer

Tadashi Okumura

Tadashi Okumura

Key Animation

Miwa Sasaki

Miwa Sasaki

Key Animation

Masafumi Yokota

Masafumi Yokota

Key Animation

Atsuko Otani

Atsuko Otani

Key Animation

Shinji Otsuka

Shinji Otsuka

Key Animation

Nagisa Miyazaki

Nagisa Miyazaki

Key Animation

Toshiharu Sugie

Toshiharu Sugie

Key Animation

Hiroomi Yamakawa

Hiroomi Yamakawa

Key Animation

Camera

Kentaro Takahashi

Kentaro Takahashi

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Naoya Tanaka

Naoya Tanaka

Art Direction

Hiroyuki Morita

Hiroyuki Morita

Storyboard Artist

Hiroshi Iijima

Hiroshi Iijima

Painter

Other Crew

Toyohiko Sakakibara

Toyohiko Sakakibara

Special Effects

Junichi Nishioka

Junichi Nishioka

Public Relations

Shokichi Arai

Shokichi Arai

Public Relations

Yumiko Ukai

Yumiko Ukai

Public Relations

Nobuko Shiraki

Nobuko Shiraki

Public Relations

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