The Cat Returns

Japan Release: 2002
Running Time:
75 minutes

The Cat Returns


Japanese Title

猫の恩返し
[Neko no Ongaeshi]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Toho / Studio Ghibli / NTV / Tokuma Shoten / Hakuhodo / Disney / Mitsubishi

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Anime

Box Office - Stock Footage - DVDs - CDs - Pictures - Background - Concept Art - Cut Scenes - Reviews

Titles

International Title

The Cat Returns

Initial US Title

The Cat Returns
US Distributor: Disney (2005) / Time: 75 Minutes

Alternate Titles

The Cat's Repayment
[Literal translation]

 


Monsters


Staff

Cast

Directed by Hiroyuki Morita
Writing credits Reiko Yoshida, Aoi Hiragi
Produced by Toshio Suzuki, Hayao Miyazaki, Hideyuki Takai, Hironori Aihara, Koji Hoshino, Seiichiro Ujiie, Takeyoshi Matsushita, Toshio Miyagawa, Yoshishige Shimatani
Music by Yuji Nomi
Film Editing by Megumi Uchida
Production Design by Naoya Tanaka
Haru Chizuru Ikewaki
Baron Yoshihiko Hakamada
Yuki Aki Maeda
Lune Takayuki Yamada
Hiromi Hitomi Sato
Natori Kenta Satoi
Natoru Mari Hamada
Muta Tetsu Watanabe
Toto Yosuke Saito
Haru's Mother Kumiko Okae
Cat King Tetsuro Tamba
- Yo Oizumi
- Youko Honna
- Ken Yasuda

Posters


Box Office

Release Date: July 20th, 2002 (Japan) [Double Billed with Ghiblies: Episode 2]
Opening Weekend: $3,389,598 (Japan, 306 Screens)
Total: ¥6,460,000,000 / $55,000,000 (Japan, Rough Figure)

DVDs and Blu-rays

United States Region 1 The Cat Returns Disney (2005) Order
Japan Region 2 The Cat Returns/Ghiblies: Episode 2 Buena Vista (2003)
Australia Region 4 The Cat Returns Madman (2005)
United States Blu-Ray The Cat Returns Disney (2015) Order
United States Blu-Ray The Cat Returns GKIDS (2018) Order
United States Blu-Ray The Cat Returns: Steelbook Shout! Factory (2021) Order

CD Soundtracks


Background and Trivia

  • Studio Ghibli submitted the movie to the US copyright office on December 15th, 2019 with the registration number of PA0002256002. The film was submitted under its international title, The Cat Returns.
  • For its theatrical release in Japan, the movie played with Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002).