The Cat Returns (2002)
猫の恩返し
It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?
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The Cat Returns rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.1/10· 72K votes
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic70%
TMDb7.131/10· 2K votesWith 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 70/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About The Cat Returns
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.
Cast of The Cat Returns
Chizuru Ikewaki
as Haru Yoshioka (voice)
Yoshihiko Hakamada
as Baron (voice)
Aki Maeda
as Yuki (voice)
Tetsu Watanabe
as Muta (voice)
Yousuke Saito
as Toto (voice)
Takayuki Yamada
as Lune (voice)
Hitomi Sato
as Hiromi (voice)
Kenta Satoi
as Natori (voice)
Mari Hamada
as Natoru (voice)
Kumiko Okae
as Haru's Mother (voice)
Tetsuro Tamba
as Cat King (voice)
Yo Oizumi
as Japanese Teacher (voice)
The Cat Returns facts
- Original title
- 猫の恩返し
- Box office
- $54M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Anime adventure premise with animal transformation creates imaginative fantasy world
- •Anthropomorphic animal characters provide charming personality and visual appeal
- •Adventure pacing maintains engaging momentum throughout family friendly narrative
What the audience disliked
- •Manga adaptation relies heavily on source material knowledge for full narrative comprehension
- •Fantasy premise and cat focus may limit appeal for audiences preferring grounded storytelling
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