Film record

The Cat Returns

Original title: 猫の恩返し

2002Feature film75 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Genres
children's film · coming-of-age film · drama film · fantasy film · fantasy anime and manga · drama anime and manga · adventure anime and manga

Credits

Direction

Hiroyuki Morita — Directing

Cast

Chizuru Ikewaki — Voice acting
Tetsurō Tamba — Voice acting
Takayuki Yamada — Voice acting
Aki Maeda — Voice acting
Kenta Satoi — Voice acting
Mari Hamada — Voice acting
Hitomi Satō — Voice acting
Yoshihiko Hakamada — Voice acting
Tetsu Watanabe — Voice acting
Yōsuke Saitō — Voice acting
Takayuki Yamada — Voice acting
Kumiko Okae — Voice acting

Writing

Reiko Yoshida — Screenwriting

Production

Toshio Suzuki — Production
Hayao Miyazaki — Executive production
Seiichiro Ujiie — Production

Music

Yuji Nomi — Music composition
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

Tōhō

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

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Distribution

HBO Max

International
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Production

Tōhō

International
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Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

Japan · Original release
19 Jul 2002Checked 13 Sep 2026
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