The Cat Returns
It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?
AdventureFantasyAnimationDramaFamilychasecatself-discoverymazehuman animal relationshipprincecrowsequelanthropomorphismgrasssword fightbased on manga
A whimsical, warmly animated adventure about a schoolgirl's self-discovery through kindness and compassion in a magical cat kingdom.
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
Essence
Ensemble
Chizuru Ikewaki
Haru Yoshioka (voice)
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Baron (voice)
Aki Maeda
Yuki (voice)
Tetsu Watanabe
Muta (voice)
Yousuke Saito
Toto (voice)
Takayuki Yamada
Lune (voice)
Hitomi Sato
Hiromi (voice)
Kenta Satoi
Natori (voice)
Mari Hamada
Natoru (voice)
Kumiko Okae
Haru's Mother (voice)
Tetsuro Tamba
Cat King (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Japanese Teacher (voice)
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