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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Classical in form, contemporary, resolved and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Alunauwieon TMDB · Sep 20257/10
The Cat Returns delivers a whimsical and imaginative tale about a girl drawn into a secret feline kingdom, supported by charming animation and a light-hearted tone. While the plot is engaging and accessible, certain character choices and missing narrative details slightly weaken the emotional impact. Still, it remains an enjoyable watch, especially for cat lovers and fans of fantasy adventures. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)
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Cast
- Chizuru IkewakiHaru Yoshioka (voice)
- Yoshihiko HakamadaBaron (voice)
- Aki MaedaYuki (voice)
- Tetsu WatanabeMuta (voice)
- Yousuke SaitoToto (voice)
- Takayuki YamadaLune (voice)
- Hitomi SatoHiromi (voice)
- Kenta SatoiNatori (voice)
- Mari HamadaNatoru (voice)
- Kumiko OkaeHaru's Mother (voice)
Crew
- Hiroyuki MoritaDirector
- Reiko YoshidaScreenplay
- Kentaro TakahashiDirector of Photography
- Yuji NomiOriginal Music Composer
- Megumi UchidaEditor
- Nozomu TakahashiProducer
- Toshio SuzukiProducer
- Chiyoshi TanakaProducer
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