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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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

Toto

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

Japan

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

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

CD Soundtracks

The Cat Returns - Original Soundtrack
(TKCA-72367)

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).

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