The Cat Returns (2002)
Neko no ongaeshi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- G
- 1h 15min
- Animation, Adventure
- 13 Jul 2005 (USA)
- Movie
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:
Writers:
Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast
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Chizuru Ikewaki | ... |
Haru (voice)
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| Yoshihiko Hakamada | ... |
Baron (voice)
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| Aki Maeda | ... |
Yuki (voice)
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| Takayuki Yamada | ... |
Lune (voice)
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| Hitomi Satô | ... |
Hiromi (voice)
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Kenta Satoi | ... |
Natori (voice)
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| Mari Hamada | ... |
Natoru (voice)
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| Tetsu Watanabe | ... |
Muta (voice)
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Yôsuke Saitô | ... |
Toto (voice)
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Kumiko Okae | ... |
Haru's Mother (voice)
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| Tetsurô Tanba | ... |
Cat King (voice)
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| Yô Ôizumi | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Yoko Honna | ... |
Chika (voice)
(as Youko Honna)
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| Ken Yasuda | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Anne Hathaway | ... |
Haru (voice)
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| Cary Elwes | ... |
The Baron (voice)
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| Peter Boyle | ... |
Muta (voice)
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| Elliott Gould | ... |
Toto (voice)
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| Kristen Bell | ... |
Hiromi (voice)
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| Rene Auberjonois | ... |
Natori (voice)
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| Andy Richter | ... |
Natoru (voice)
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| Judy Greer | ... |
Yuki (voice)
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Andrew Bevis | ... |
Prince Lune (voice)
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| Kristine Sutherland | ... |
Haru's Mother (voice)
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| Tim Curry | ... |
The Cat King (voice)
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Katia Coe | ... |
Little Haru (voice)
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| Greg Berg | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Erin Chambers | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Robert Clotworthy | ... |
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| Kat Cressida | ... |
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| Terri Douglas | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Courtnee Draper | ... |
High School Student (voice)
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| Jason Harris | ... |
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| Brian Herskowitz | ... |
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| Mona Marshall | ... |
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Randall Montgomery | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Randy Montgomery)
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| Bradley Pierce | ... |
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Diz White | ... |
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Jenny Andrews | ... |
French girl (voice)
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Makoto Aoki | ... |
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Katsumi Chô | ... |
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Daisuke Egawa | ... |
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Yayoi Kazuki | ... |
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Yûji Kishi | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Tae Komamura | ... |
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Mitsuru Miyamoto | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Toshihiro Nakamura | ... |
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Toshitaka Shimizu | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Tarusuke Shingaki | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Yuri Shiratori | ... |
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Takayuki Suzui | ... |
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Bari Suzuki | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Atsuko Tanaka | ... |
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Keiko Tsukamoto | ... |
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Hikari Yono | ... |
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Directed by
| Hiroyuki Morita | ||
Written by
| Aoi Hiiragi | ... | (comic "Neko no Danshaku, Baron") |
| Reiko Yoshida | ... | (screenplay) |
| Cindy Davis | ... | (screenplay: English version) |
| Donald H. Hewitt | ... | (screenplay: English version) |
Produced by
| Hironori Aihara | ... | executive producer |
| Rick Dempsey | ... | executive producer |
| Kôji Hoshino | ... | executive producer |
| Tomohiko Ishii | ... | assistant producer |
| Ned Lott | ... | producer |
| Takeyoshi Matsushita | ... | executive producer |
| Toshio Miyakawa | ... | executive producer |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | planner |
| Toshio Suzuki | ... | producer |
| Nozomu Takahashi | ... | producer |
| Hideyuki Takai | ... | executive producer |
| Chiyoshi Tanaka | ... | production producer |
| Seiichirô Ujiie | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Yûji Nomi | ... | (as Yuji Nomi) |
Cinematography by
| Kentarô Takahashi | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Megumi Uchida | ||
Editorial Department
| Chris DeLaGuardia | ... | color timer |
| Kôhei Endô | ... | color management system |
| Cory Hansen | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Hiroaki Hirabayashi | ... | color timing |
| Masahiro Honma | ... | film recording |
| Takehisa Katsumata | ... | lab management |
| Rick MacKay | ... | Negative Cutter |
| Masao Shibata | ... | film recording |
| Yûko Shimura | ... | lab front desk |
| Yûko Suzuki | ... | lab front desk |
| Mutsumi Takemiya | ... | assistant editor |
| Shingo Toyotani | ... | film recording |
| Tetsuya Yamai | ... | color management system |
Casting By
| Ned Lott | ||
Art Direction by
| Naoya Tanaka | ||
Production Management
| Naoya Fujimaki | ... | chief production manager |
| Seiji Okuda | ... | chief production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yasushi Imai | ... | assistant unit director |
| Jun'ya Saitô | ... | assistant unit director |
| Yôichi Senzui | ... | assistant unit director (as Yoichi Senzui) |
| Kôjirô Tsuruoka | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Rumiko Hayashi | ... | color key |
| Osamu Mikasa | ... | color designer |
| Kiyomi Yamazaki | ... | color key |
Sound Department
| Atsushi Aikawa | ... | DTS mastering |
| Petra Bach | ... | Supervising ADR Editor |
| David Candiff | ... | Post Production Manager |
| Tom E. Dahl | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bill Higley | ... | english dialogue recorded by |
| Yukio Hokari | ... | foley artist |
| Shuji Inoue | ... | foley mixer |
| Doc Kane | ... | adr mixer |
| Masaya Kitada | ... | foley artist |
| Tamaki Kojô | ... | post-production sound (as Tamaki Kojo) |
| Kayoko Morozumi | ... | foley recordist |
| Atsuko Nakayama | ... | DTS mastering |
| Noboru Nishio | ... | digital optical recordist |
| Tôru Noguchi | ... | sound effects editor |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | foley artist |
| Vicki Rondou | ... | post production coordinator |
| Makoto Sumiya | ... | sound recording mixer |
| Yûji Tan | ... | foley artist (as Yuji Tan) |
| Noriko Tsushi | ... | post-production sound |
| Futoshi Ueda | ... | optical sound recordist |
| Akihiko Ôno | ... | sound recording engineer |
Special Effects by
| Al Holter | ... | special effects animator |
| John Huey | ... | special effects animator |
| Keiko Itogawa | ... | digital special effects |
| Kathleen Quaife-Hodge | ... | special effects animator |
| Toyohiko Sakakibara | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Keiko Itogawa | ... | digital background effects |
| Ji Won Kong | ... | background scanner/masking |
| Keisuke Nakamura | ... | cg production |
| Shinji Nasu | ... | cg production |
| Takeshi Ogawa | ... | background scanner/masking |
| Kanako Takahashi | ... | background color adjustment |
| Kazuhiro Tamura | ... | cg production |
| Yuki Yokoyama | ... | background scanner/masking: Telecom Animation FIlm |
| Yasuhiko Yoshihara | ... | cg production |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tôru Fukushi | ... | digital camera operator (as Toru Fukushi) |
| Toshiyuki Fukushima | ... | digital camera operator |
| Takeo Gotô | ... | digital camera operator (as Takeo Gotou) |
| Hironobu Horikoshi | ... | digital camera operator |
| Katsufumi Satô | ... | digital camera operator |
| Masashi Toriyama | ... | digital camera operator |
Animation Department
| Eric J. Abjornson | ... | animator |
| Akihiko Adachi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Shigeo Akahori | ... | key animator |
| Renee Ilsa Alcazar | ... | cel painter |
| Eun Hee An | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hyun Ji An | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Hiroyuki Aoyama | ... | key animator |
| Seiko Azuma | ... | inbetween animator |
| Bronwen Barry | ... | animator |
| Hye Soon Byun | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hyun Mi Cho | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hee Eun Choi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hyeon Ok Choi | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Soon Yeol Choi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Sylvia Fitzpatrick | ... | animator |
| Maya Fujimori | ... | inbetween animator |
| Miho Fujimori | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Yoshikazu Fukutome | ... | background artist |
| David Gardner | ... | layout artist |
| Jin Ju Go | ... | inbetween animator |
| Edison Goncalves | ... | animator |
| Hiroshi Gôroku | ... | background artist: Ogura Kôbô (as Hiroshi Gouroku) |
| Jin Young Han | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kuk Dong Han | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Karen Hansen | ... | background artist |
| Kasumi Hara | ... | inbetween animator |
| Chiharu Haraguchi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Ayako Hata | ... | key animator |
| Rumiko Hayashi | ... | cel checker |
| Sayaka Hirahara | ... | background artist |
| Tadashi Hiramatsu | ... | animator |
| Shunsuke Hirota | ... | inbetween animator |
| Soon Ha Hwang | ... | inbetween animator |
| Su Jin Hwang | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hiroshi Iijima | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Takeshi Inamura | ... | assistant supervising animator (as Takeshi Imamura) |
| Ei Inoue | ... | supervising animator |
| Eiko Inoue | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Tomoe Ishihara | ... | background artist |
| Eriko Ishikawa | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Nozomu Itô | ... | inbetween animator (as Nozomu Ito) |
| Jeong Ho Jang | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mi Sun Jang | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Youn Hee Jeong | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hyeon Soo Joung | ... | inbetween animator |
| Young Hee Joung | ... | inbetween animator |
| Tsutomu Kaichi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Yukiko Kakita | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Eun Kyoung Kang | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Oh Soon Kang | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Mioko Katano | ... | inbetween animator |
| Fumie Kawamata | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Eunsun Kim | ... | inbetween animator (as Eun Sun Kim) |
| Hee Jung Kim | ... | inbetween animator (as Jung-hee Kim) |
| Hyun Suk Kim | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Ji Eun Kim | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kyoung-mee Kim | ... | digital ink and paint artist (as Kyoung Mi Kim) |
| Seon Ea Kim | ... | inbetween animator |
| Shigeru Kimijima | ... | key animator |
| Haruna Kiryû | ... | digital ink and paint artist (as Haruna Kiryu) |
| Yumiko Kitajima | ... | inbetween animator |
| Chizuko Koike | ... | inbetween animator |
| Toshiyuki Komaru | ... | key animator |
| Masahiro Koyama | ... | key animator |
| Masahiro Kurio | ... | key animator |
| Eun Sil Lee | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Hye Sung Lee | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hyo Sun Lee | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mi Ok Lee | ... | inbetween animator |
| So Young Lee | ... | inbetween animator |
| Youn Hee Lee | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Young Sim Lee | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Kiyoko Makita | ... | inbetween animator |
| Karen Marjoribanks | ... | animator |
| Osamu Masuyama | ... | background artist |
| Noriko Matsumoto | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Yoko Matsumoto | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mariko Matsuo | ... | key animator |
| Yoshinobu Michihata | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Michio Mihara | ... | key animator |
| Naho Mitsuishi | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Shihomi Miyachi | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Sawako Miyamoto | ... | key animator |
| Nagisa Miyazaki | ... | key animator |
| Satoko Morikawa | ... | character designer / layout designer |
| Shinobu Môri | ... | key animator (as Shinobu Mori) |
| Mi Ae Na | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Sayuri Nagashima | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Masako Nagata | ... | background artist |
| Keiko Nakaji | ... | key animator |
| Katsutoshi Nakamura | ... | key animator |
| Masami Nakanishi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mai Nakazato | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kumi Nanjô | ... | digital ink and paint artist (as Kumi Nanjo) |
| Hiromitsu Narumi | ... | background artist |
| Akiko Nasu | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Tetsuya Nishio | ... | key animator |
| Minori Noguchi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Gôsei Oda | ... | inbetween animator (as Gosei Oda) |
| Hiromasa Ogura | ... | background artist: Ogura Kôbô (as Hiromasa Oguro) |
| Tadashi Okumura | ... | key animator |
| Fumino Okura | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Cynthia Overman | ... | animator |
| Kazutaka Ozaki | ... | supervising animator |
| Jin A Park | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Kyong Sook Park | ... | inbetween animator |
| Suk-Hwa Park | ... | inbetween animator (as Suk Hwa Park) |
| Yong Kyoung Park | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Yun Hee Park | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Irene Parkins | ... | animator |
| Eun Me Pyun | ... | inbetween animator |
| Youn Suk Ra | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Soon Yang Ryu | ... | inbetween animator |
| Shinobu Saeki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Masaya Saitô | ... | inbetween animator |
| Yutaka Sakamoto | ... | animation checker |
| Masako Sakano | ... | clean-up and inbetween artist |
| Chikako Sasagawa | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hiromi Sasaki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Miwa Sasaki | ... | key animator |
| Akiko Satô | ... | digital ink and paint artist (as Akiko Sato) |
| Kanako Satô | ... | inbetween animator (as Kanako Sato) |
| Yoshiharu Satô | ... | key animator (as Yoshiharu Sato) |
| Kaori Seki | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Atsushi Sekiguchi | ... | key animator |
| Miyoko Shikibu | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Ikuko Shimada | ... | inbetween animator |
| Akiko Shimizu | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Keiko Shimizu | ... | key animator |
| Keisuke Shimohira | ... | inbetween animator |
| Emiko Shimura | ... | key animator |
| Og Chul Shin | ... | background artist |
| Jee Young Soung | ... | inbetween animator |
| Takahiro Sugawara | ... | inbetween animator |
| Toshiharu Sugie | ... | key animator |
| Makiko Suzuki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mariko Suzuki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Michiyo Suzuki | ... | key animator |
| Shihomi Suzuki | ... | background artist: Ogura Kôbô |
| Hiromi Takahashi | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Moyo Takahashi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Naoko Takahashi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Nobuko Takahashi | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Yukie Takahashi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Yôhei Takamatsu | ... | background artist (as Yohei Takamatsu) |
| Nobuyuki Takeuchi | ... | key animator |
| Teiichi Takiguchi | ... | key animator |
| Atsushi Tamura | ... | assistant supervising animator |
| Takanori Tanaka | ... | background artist: Ogura Kôbô |
| Yûichi Tanaka | ... | key animator (as Yuichi Tanaka) |
| Kumiko Tanihira | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hitomi Tateno | ... | inbetween animator |
| Masako Terada | ... | inbetween animator |
| Akiko Teshima | ... | inbetween animator |
| Keiko Tomizawa | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kazuhide Tomonaga | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Ryûji Uchida | ... | digital ink and paint artist (as Ryuji Uchida) |
| Mineko Ueda | ... | key animator |
| Ryûtarô Ueda | ... | background artist: Ogura Kôbô (as Ryotaro Ueta) |
| Yukari Umebayashi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Oliver Wade | ... | animator |
| Alexandra Weihrauch | ... | inbetween animator |
| David Womersley | ... | layout artist |
| Shin'ichirô Yamada | ... | key animator (as Shinichiro Yamada) |
| Yûzô Yamada | ... | key animator (as Takeshi Baba) |
| Ken'ichi Yamaguchi | ... | key animator (as Kenichi Yamaguchi) |
| Hirômi Yamakawa | ... | key animator |
| Eiji Yamamori | ... | assistant supervising animator |
| Tomoko Yamamoto | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Akihiko Yamashita | ... | assistant supervising animator |
| Yukari Yamaura | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kiyomi Yamazaki | ... | cel checker |
| Yun Ju Yang | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kikuyo Yano | ... | background artist |
| Morihiko Yano | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hisao Yokobori | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Masafumi Yokota | ... | key animator |
| Mi Kyoung Yoon | ... | inbetween animator |
| Noboru Yoshida | ... | background artist |
| Mitsuo Yoshino | ... | background artist |
| Myung Hee Youn | ... | inbetween artist |
| Minoru Ôhashi | ... | key animator (as Minoru Ohashi) |
| Takashi Ômori | ... | background artist (as Takashi Omori) |
| Mayumi Ômura | ... | inbetween animator (as Mayumi Ohmura) |
| Atsuko Ôtani | ... | key animator |
| Shinji Ôtsuka | ... | key animator (as Shinji Otsuka) |
Casting Department
| Terri Douglas | ... | adr voice casting |
| Motohiro Hatanaka | ... | casting coordinator: Pug Point Japan |
| Ayumi Sato | ... | casting coordinator: Pug Point Japan |
| Naomi Yasu | ... | casting coordinator: Pug Point Japan |
Music Department
| Robert Folk | ... | music producer |
| Yûko Hisamatsu | ... | music production manager (as Yuko Hisamatsu) |
| Kazumi Inaki | ... | music producer: Studio Ghibli |
| Kenjirô Kishi | ... | music production manager |
| Jon Kull | ... | orchestrator |
| Hiroshi Kumagai | ... | conductor |
| Randy Miller | ... | orchestrator |
| Takamune Negishi | ... | music arranger |
| Hal Sacks | ... | songs mixer |
| Bill Schnee | ... | songs mixer |
| Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | music performed by |
| Peter Tomashek | ... | orchestrator |
| Takuo Yamamoto | ... | music arranger: strings and horns arrangement |
| Naoko Ôno | ... | musical director |
| Vic Fraser | ... | music producer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Stephen Alpert | ... | overseas promotion manager |
| Nao Amisaki | ... | overseas promotion manager |
| Hisayuki Annen | ... | production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns" |
| Kino Arai | ... | production cooperation |
| Shôkichi Arai | ... | public relations (as Shokichi Arai) |
| Kôichi Asano | ... | character production development (as Koichi Asano) |
| Naomi Atsuta | ... | production supervisor |
| Ayaka Beppu | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns" |
| Randy Coppinger | ... | Studio Management |
| Hideo Deguchi | ... | production desk |
| Rick Dempsey | ... | dialogue director |
| Mitsuo Fujimoto | ... | production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns" |
| Eiko Fujitsu | ... | production supervisor |
| Nozomi Fukuda | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Toshio Hagiwara | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns" |
| Mieko Hara | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Takeshi Hashimoto | ... | production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns" |
| Mayumi Hirakata | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns" |
| Ken'ichi Hirano | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns" |
| Misa Hirano | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Hiroe Hirata | ... | production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns" |
| Tomoki Horaguchi | ... | production supervisor |
| Hiroi Hosokawa | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Minami Ichikawa | ... | production committee: Tôhô "The Cat Returns" |
| Akio Ichimura | ... | production supervisor |
| Tomomi Imai | ... | character production development |
| Kenji Imura | ... | production desk |
| Shinpei Ise | ... | advertising producer |
| Taishi Ishida | ... | production supervisor |
| Tôru Itabashi | ... | production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns" |
| Keiichi Itagaki | ... | trailer production: Gal Enterprise |
| Hisayo Itô | ... | production supervisor |
| Junko Itô | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns" |
| Kazuaki Itô | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns" |
| Tôru Iwafuchi | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns" |
| Rieko Izutsu | ... | character production development |
| Daisuke Kadoya | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns" |
| Emi Kagawa | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Atsushi Kamimura | ... | production assistant |
| Yasushi Kanno | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Satoko Kariya | ... | production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns" |
| Toshiyuki Kawabata | ... | production administration desk |
| Yoshihisa Kawazoe | ... | production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns" |
| Ryôsuke Kiyokawa | ... | production assistant (as Ryosuke Kiyokawa) |
| Subaru Kobayashi | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns" |
| Shôgo Komagata | ... | production supervisor |
| Michiyo Koyanagi | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Ned Lott | ... | dialogue director |
| Kaoru Mano | ... | titles: Malin Post |
| Sanae Mitsugi | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns" |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | project concept |
| Yûichirô Mochizuki | ... | production assistant (as Yuichiro Mochizuki) |
| Minoru Muroi | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns" |
| Takashi Nagai | ... | music copyright manager |
| Ai Nakanishi | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Tetsuo Nakazawa | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns" |
| Naohiko Nishio | ... | production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns" |
| Jun'ichi Nishioka | ... | public relations (as Junichi Nishioka) |
| Shinsuke Nonaka | ... | production affairs manager |
| Naoto Okamura | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Hiroyuki Orihara | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Shinsaku Sasaki | ... | production cooperation |
| Takashi Satou | ... | production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns" |
| Tatsuo Satô | ... | production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns" |
| Sueko Sawanuma | ... | production supervisor |
| Kazuhiko Seta | ... | production committee: Tôhô "The Cat Returns" (as Kazuhiko Seda) |
| Mion Shibuya | ... | publishing |
| Yoshishige Shimatani | ... | production committee: Tôhô "The Cat Returns" |
| Nobuko Shiraki | ... | public relations |
| Yasumasa Sone | ... | production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns" |
| Daizô Suzuki | ... | production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns" |
| Yukari Tai | ... | publishing |
| Mikiko Takeda | ... | overseas promotion manager |
| Takashi Tanatsugu | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns" |
| Yosuke Toba | ... | production assistant |
| Masaya Tokuyama | ... | special advisor |
| Miyuki Torimiya | ... | supervising manager |
| Tsuneo Toriyama | ... | production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns" |
| Masaru Tsuchiya | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Ryôko Tsutsui | ... | publishing |
| Yumiko Ukai | ... | public relations |
| Yukiko Wada | ... | production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns" |
| Morikazu Wakizaka | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Mika Watanabe | ... | advertising producer: Major |
| Mitsu Watanabe | ... | production supervisor |
| Masaru Yabe | ... | special advisor |
| Tamami Yamamoto | ... | production supervisor |
| Tetsuya Yamamoto | ... | production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns" |
| Fumio Yamazaki | ... | production cooperation |
| Keiyô Yasuda | ... | production supervisor |
| Mika Yasuda | ... | character production development |
| Yoshirô Yasunaga | ... | production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns" |
| Takahiro Yonezawa | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns" |
| Jun'ya Yoshida | ... | production cooperation |
| Seiichi Yuasa | ... | production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns" |
| Ryôhei Ôkubo | ... | advertising producer: Major |
Thanks
| Robert Bagley | ... | special thanks |
| Sara Bleick | ... | special thanks |
| Bill Fadness | ... | special thanks |
| Hermann H. Schmidt | ... | special thanks |
| Bruce Tauscher | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Hakuhodo
- Mitsubishi
- Nippon Television Network (NTV)
- Studio Ghibli
- Toho
- Tokuma Shoten
- Walt Disney Productions
Distributors
- Toho (2002) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Arthaus (2005) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cinema Mondo (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Europa Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- GKIDS (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (2002) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Pictures (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Home Video
- CP Classics (Russia)
- Cameo (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
- Europa Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Europa Filmes (2014) (Brazil) (Blu-ray)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video)
- Leonine Studios (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Netflix (2020) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2005) (Norway) (DVD)
- Star Media Entertainment (2010) (Norway) (DVD)
- Star Media Entertainment (2016) (Norway) (DVD) (included in "Studio Ghibli 5-disc box set")
- Toho
- Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (2002) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Angel Records (soundtrack)
- Anime Sound Production (sound effects)
- Buena Vista Imaging (title design)
- Buena Vista Negative Cutting (negative cutting)
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- DTS (DTS mastering consultant)
- Digital DTS Sound (in selected theatres)
- Dolby Digital (in selected theatres)
- Imagica (prints)
- Milan Records (score album available on)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Ogura Kobo
- Pacific Title (end titles)
- Production I.G.
- Pug Point (casting)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (post-production sound services)
- Speedstar Records (music)
- Technicolor (Color By)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (animation support)
- Toho Sound Studio (foley design studio)
- Tokuma Japan Communications (soundtrack)
- Tokyo Opera City (music recording)
- Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- Tokyo TV Center (sound recording studio)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Haru returns home after an uninspiring day at school, feeling bored with her everyday routine. However, life is full of surprises; when Haru rescues a peculiar cat, her world turns upside down in ways she never imagined. Soon, things take an even more unexpected turn when, later that evening, Haru has an eye-opening encounter with pure fantasy in front of her doorstep. Now showered with undeserved gifts and embarrassing gratitude, Haru must learn to have faith in herself and appreciate the little things in life to change her destiny. But first things first. Is Haru ready to meet her Prince Charming? Can she handle the wonders of a strange, magical realm hidden right under her nose? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | Believe in magic... Discover the secret of another land. See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $53,941,760 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This movie started when Studio Ghibli received a proposal from a Japanese theme park to make a twenty-minute animation starring cats. See more » |
| Goofs | When Haru first goes to the Cross Roads to meet Muta, all the banners say "Cross Loads". When Haru goes back again at the end with her friend, one banner says "Cross Roads", but then they all revert to "Cross Loads" See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Cat Returns (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Kaze ni Naru See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The credits have a series of still images from the film. The last image before the film fades is Haru feeding the small white kitten on the pavement. See more » |
| Quotes |
Baron:
Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear. See more » |