The Cat Returns
It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?
2002 | 75m | Japanese
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Hiroyuki Morita |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Reiko Yoshida, Hayao Miyazaki |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 19, 2002 |
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| Director: | Hiroyuki Morita |
| Writer: | Reiko Yoshida, Hayao Miyazaki |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | cat, maze, human animal relationship, self-discovery, prince, chase, crow, sequel, sword fight, anthropomorphism, grass, based on manga, kindness, protector, compassion, tower, schoolgirl, schoolgirl uniform, cat vs bird, talking cat, bride-to-be, anime, high school girl, japanese school, anthropomorphic animal, animal transformation, adventure |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mitsubishi |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $54,016,370
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 29, 2025 Entered: Sep 29, 2025 |
![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/Gp-H_YOcYTM.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chizuru Ikewaki | Haru Yoshioka (voice) |
| Yoshihiko Hakamada | Baron (voice) |
| Aki Maeda | Yuki (voice) |
| Tetsu Watanabe | Muta (voice) |
| Yousuke Saito | Toto (voice) |
| Takayuki Yamada | Lune (voice) |
| Hitomi Sato | Hiromi (voice) |
| Kenta Satoi | Natori (voice) |
| Mari Hamada | Natoru (voice) |
| Kumiko Okae | Haru's Mother (voice) |
| Tetsuro Tamba | Cat King (voice) |
| Yo Oizumi | Japanese Teacher (voice) |
| Yoko Honna | Chika (voice) |
| Ken Yasuda | Machida (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Naomi Yasu | Casting Coordinator |
| Mineko Ueda | Key Animation |
| Yukio Hokari | Foley Artist |
| Jun Sekiguchi | Key Animation |
| Akio Ichimura | Production Supervisor |
| Kayoko Morozumi | Foley Recordist |
| Shogo Komagata | Production Supervisor |
| Keiko Nakaji | Key Animation |
| Takamune Negishi | Music Arranger |
| Kojiro Tsuruoka | Assistant Director |
| Eiko Fujitsu | Production Supervisor |
| Kenichi Yamaguchi | Key Animation |
| Sueko Sawanuma | Production Supervisor |
| Hiroaki Hirabayashi | Color Timer |
| Akihiko Okase | Foley Artist |
| Shinobu Mori | Key Animation |
| Teiichi Takiguchi | Key Animation |
| Michio Mihara | Key Animation |
| Satoko Morikawa | Character Designer |
| Miwa Sasaki | Key Animation |
| Masafumi Yokota | Key Animation |
| Taishi Ishida | Production Supervisor |
| Hiroomi Yamakawa | Key Animation |
| Nobuko Shiraki | Public Relations |
| Hiroshi Iijima | Painter |
| Reiko Yoshida | Screenplay |
| Naoya Tanaka | Art Direction |
| Hiroyuki Morita | Director, Storyboard Artist |
| Sawako Miyamoto | Key Animation |
| Katsufumi Sato | Compositing Artist |
| Toru Fukushi | Compositing Artist |
| Ei Inoue | Animation Director |
| Kazutaka Ozaki | Animation Director |
| Toyohiko Sakakibara | Special Effects |
| Hironobu Horikoshi | Compositing Artist |
| Hayao Miyazaki | Production Coordinator, Original Story |
| Osamu Mikasa | Color Designer |
| Mutsumi Takemiya | Assistant Editor |
| Yoshiharu Sato | Key Animation |
| Akihiko Ono | Sound Recordist |
| Mariko Matsuo | Key Animation |
| Hiroyuki Aoyama | Key Animation |
| Motohiro Hatanaka | Casting Coordinator |
| Toshiyuki Komaru | Key Animation |
| Hisao Yokobori | Key Animation |
| Makoto Sumiya | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kazumi Inaki | Music Producer |
| Junichi Nishioka | Public Relations |
| Katsutoshi Nakamura | Key Animation |
| Nobuyuki Takeuchi | Key Animation |
| Yosuke Toba | Production Assistant |
| Yoshinobu Michihata | Key Animation |
| Masahiro Koyama | Key Animation |
| Shinichiro Yamada | Key Animation |
| Atsushi Kamimura | Production Assistant |
| Yuichiro Mochizuki | Production Assistant |
| Yuji Tan | Foley Artist |
| Michiyo Suzuki | Key Animation |
| Shigeo Akahori | Key Animation |
| Emiko Shimura | Key Animation |
| Takuo Yamamoto | Music Arranger |
| Yuji Nomi | Original Music Composer |
| Tadashi Hiramatsu | Key Animation |
| Takeo Gotou | Compositing Artist |
| Toshiyuki Fukushima | Compositing Artist |
| Masashi Toriyama | Compositing Artist |
| Toru Noguchi | Sound Effects |
| Shigeru Kimishima | Key Animation |
| Aoi Hiiragi | Comic Book |
| Norio Matsumoto | Key Animation |
| Megumi Uchida | Editor |
| Kentaro Takahashi | Director of Photography |
| Masaya Kitada | Foley Artist |
| Kazuhide Tomonaga | Key Animation |
| Ayako Hata | Key Animation |
| Ayumi Sato | Casting Coordinator |
| Yuichi Tanaka | Key Animation |
| Tetsuya Nishio | Key Animation |
| Shuji Inoue | Foley Mixer |
| Minoru Ohashi | Key Animation |
| Ryosuke Kiyokawa | Production Assistant |
| Yuzo Yamada | Key Animation |
| Masahiro Kurio | Key Animation |
| Shokichi Arai | Public Relations |
| Keiko Shimizu | Key Animation |
| Yumiko Ukai | Public Relations |
| Tadashi Okumura | Key Animation |
| Atsuko Otani | Key Animation |
| Nagisa Miyazaki | Key Animation |
| Hisayo Itou | Production Supervisor |
| Keiyo Yasuda | Production Supervisor |
| Naoya Fujimaki | Production Manager |
| Shinji Otsuka | Key Animation |
| Toshiharu Sugie | Key Animation |
| Tamami Yamamoto | Production Supervisor |
| Seiji Okuda | Production Manager |
| Tomoki Horaguchi | Production Supervisor |
| Mitsu Watanabe | Production Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Toshio Miyakawa | Executive Producer |
| Takeyoshi Matsushita | Executive Producer |
| Seiichiro Ujiie | Executive Producer |
| Koji Hoshino | Executive Producer |
| Chiyoshi Tanaka | Producer |
| Hideyuki Takai | Executive Producer |
| Nozomu Takahashi | Producer |
| Hironori Aihara | Executive Producer |
| Toshio Suzuki | Producer |
| Tomohiko Ishii | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 51 | 127 | 33 |
| 2024 | 5 | 46 | 68 | 29 |
| 2024 | 6 | 41 | 67 | 26 |
| 2024 | 7 | 49 | 72 | 31 |
| 2024 | 8 | 36 | 54 | 26 |
| 2024 | 9 | 39 | 59 | 24 |
| 2024 | 10 | 35 | 46 | 22 |
| 2024 | 11 | 32 | 64 | 21 |
| 2024 | 12 | 34 | 65 | 24 |
| 2025 | 1 | 33 | 44 | 26 |
| 2025 | 2 | 22 | 49 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 553 | 686 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 727 | 788 |