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The Cat Returns

2002·75 min

The Cat Returns

Directed by Hiroyuki Morita

AdventureFantasyAnimationDramaFamily

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.

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Chizuru Ikewaki

Haru Yoshioka (voice)

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Baron (voice)

Yuki (voice)

Muta (voice)

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Nozomu Takahashi

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Kentaro Takahashi

Director of Photography

Chiyoshi Tanaka

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The Cat Returns (2002) is about 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.

Who directed The Cat Returns?

Hiroyuki Morita directed The Cat Returns (2002).

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