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The Cat Returns

2002 anime film directed by Hiroyuki Morita
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Summary

The Cat Returns is an anime film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of anime film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,300 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award[3], Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award[4]
  • Director: Hiroyuki Morita[5]
  • Screenwriter: Reiko Yoshida[6]
  • Composer: Yuji Nomi[7]
  • Genre: drama anime and manga[8], fantasy anime and manga[9], adventure anime and manga[10], fantasy film[11], children's film[12], drama film[13], coming-of-age film[14]
  • Producer: Toshio Suzuki[15], Seiichiro Ujiie[16]
  • Part of the series: Studio Ghibli Feature Films[17]
  • Production company: Studio Ghibli[18], Toho[19]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[20]
  • Commons category: The Cat Returns[21]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[22]
  • Review score: 6.9/10[23], 70/100[24], 88%[25]
  • Color: color[26]
  • Country of origin: Japan[27]
  • Publication date: July 19, 2002[28], July 13, 2005[29]
  • Voice actor: Chizuru Ikewaki[30], Tetsurō Tamba[31], Takayuki Yamada[32], Aki Maeda[33], Kenta Satoi[34], Mari Hamada[35], Hitomi Satō[36], Yoshihiko Hakamada[37], Tetsu Watanabe[38], Yōsuke Saitō[39], Kumiko Okae[40]
  • Has edition or translation: The Cat Returns[41]
  • Distributed by: Toho[42], Netflix[43], HBO Max[44]
  • Official website: http://movies.disney.com/the-cat-returns[45], https://www.ghibli.jp/works/baron/[46]
  • Main subject: cat[47], happiness[48], maturity[49], escapism[50], marriage[51]
  • Theme music: Kaze ni Naru[52]
  • Executive producer: Hayao Miyazaki[53]
  • Title: 猫の恩返し[54]
  • MPA film rating: G[55]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[56]

Why It Matters

The Cat Returns has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did The Cat Returns receive?

Honors received include Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award[3] and Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award[4].

Related Entities

Hayao Miyazaki Japan Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award Netflix Toho

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → tropedia:The_Cat_Returns, ghibli:The_Cat_Returns, de.ghibli:Das_Königreich_der_Katzen +2
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 347618
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 33022
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  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 41363
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2002-07-19T00:00:00Z, +2005-07-13T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Reiko Yoshida
    Duration → {'amount': '+75'}
    Mpa film rating → G
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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