The Cat Returns (2002)

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It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?

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.

• Released: 2002-07-19
• Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Family
• Runtime: 1h 15m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 2,537 votes

Directed by Hiroyuki Morita.

Top cast

• Chizuru Ikewaki as Haru Yoshioka (voice)
• Yoshihiko Hakamada as Baron (voice)
• Aki Maeda as Yuki (voice)
• Tetsu Watanabe as Muta (voice)
• Yousuke Saito as Toto (voice)
• Takayuki Yamada as Lune (voice)
• Hitomi Sato as Hiromi (voice)
• Kenta Satoi as Natori (voice)
• Mari Hamada as Natoru (voice)
• Kumiko Okae as Haru's Mother (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Cat Returns

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Kids, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Kids, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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