The Cat Returns (猫の恩返し Neko no Ongaeshi) is a 2002 Japanese animated drama film directed by Hiroyuki Morita of Studio Ghibli. It was theatrically released in Japan on July 19, 2002 through the Toho Company.
It premiered at the Los Angeles Anime Film Festival in 2003 in the United States through Buena Vista Distribution. It was later released to DVD in the US on September 28, 2005.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū 
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Dub Actor 
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Haru Yoshioka | Chizuru Ikewaki | Anne Hathaway |
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Katie Coe (young) | ||
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Baron Humbert von Gikkingen | Yoshihiko Hakamada | Cary Elwes |
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Hiromi | Hitomi Satō | Kristen Bell |
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Natori | Kenta Satoi | René Auberjonois |
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Natoru | Mari Hamada | Andy Richter |
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Muta / Renaldo Moon | Tetsu Watanabe | Peter Boyle |
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Yuki | Aki Maeda | Judy Greer |
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Prince Lune | Takayuki Yamada | Andrew Bevis |
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Toto | Yōsuke Saitō | Elliott Gould |
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The Cat King | Tetsuro Tamba | Tim Curry |
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Naoko Yoshioka | Kumiko Okae | Kristine Sutherland |
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Teacher | Robert Clotworthy | |
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Old Lady | Mona Marshall | |
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Chika | Yōko Honna | Erin Chambers |
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Machida | Bradley Pierce |
Additional Voices[]
- Greg Berg
- Kat Cressida
- Terri Douglas
- Courtnee Draper
- Brian Herskowitz
- Jason Harris Katz
- Mona Marshall
- Randall Montgomery
- Diz White
Trivia[]
- The final animated film role of actor Peter Boyle.
- Natoru is female in the Japanese version. However, Natoru's gender is changed to male in the English dub, given Andy Richter voiced the character.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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| Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
2005 | 
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1 NTSC |
United States |
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| StudioCanal | 2 PAL |
United Kingdom | 
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| 2014 | 
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B DVB-T | |||
| Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
2015 | A DVB-T |
United States |
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| GKIDS | 2018 | ||||
| 2021 | |||||
See Also[]
External Links[]
- The Cat Returns at the Internet Movie Database
- The Cat Returns (anime) at the Anime News Network
