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Certificate U
  • Rated:
  • 70
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A young girl rescues a mysterious cat from traffic and soon finds herself the unwelcome recipient of gifts and favors from the King of the Cats... Read more

Director Hiroyuki Morita
Genres Animated, Anime, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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The Cat Returns

A young girl rescues a mysterious cat from traffic and soon finds herself the unwelcome recipient of gifts and favors from the King of the Cats...

Director Hiroyuki Morita
Studio OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 15 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Animated, Anime, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: Japanese
Dubbed English
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 26 Sep 2005
Format DVD
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  • This schoolgirl fantasy is spun off from Yoshifumi Kondo's sublime Whisper of the Heart, and is again taken from a... read more on Time Out

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  • 34 out of 39 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    simply beautiful

    as with all studio ghibli productions, this film is simply beautiful.

    an enchanting tale for all ages of a girl who discovers that there's more to cats than most people think, not only can some of them talk, but they have their own land, king and political strife.

      • A customer from north hants
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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Beautiful Artwork

    Nice animation and storyline but there are other more superior Japanese anime movies available, such as Grave of the Fireflies and Spirited Away. Don't get me wrong, the film isn't bad, and my 7 year old daughter who is really into Japanime loved it, but she didn't talk about it much afterwards as it didn't have a lasting impression like other movies of this genre have had on her. It's worth watching though, especially if you are into cats!

      • Melissa from East Northants, England
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