Synopse
An animated film from the Japanese Ghibli Studios, "The Cat Returns" is the story of a teenage girl, Haru, who saves a cat’s life, only to discover that he is Prince Lune from the legendary Kingdom of Cats. Haru is invited to accompany him there in gratitude, but her delight turns to horror when she finds out that Lune’s father, the evil King of the Cats, is planning to turn her into a cat and marry her to his son. The concept for the film comes from Ghibli Studios’ founder, Hayao Miyazaki. It is former animator Hiroyuki Morita’s first work as director.
Info
Original Title: Neko no Ongaeshi
International Title: The Cat Returns
Category: Feature
Section: Hauptprogramm
Version & Subtitles: Japanese, English OV
Director: Hiroyuki Morita
Screenplay: Reiko Yoshida
Cast/Protagonists: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada
Production country: Japan
Year of Production: 2002
Length: 75 min
Producer: Toshio Suzuki, Nozomu Takahashi
Production company: Studio Ghibli
Music: Yuji Nomi
Production Design: Naoya Tanaka
World Sales: Wild Bunch International (bis 2022)
Distributor: Telepool GmbH




