# The Cat Returns (2002)

> A shy schoolgirl’s act of kindness sends her into a flamboyant feline kingdom where self-confidence is the key to finding her way home.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9166

## Facts

- Runtime: 75 min
- Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Family
- Director: Hiroyuki Morita
- Cast: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda, Tetsu Watanabe, Yousuke Saito, Takayuki Yamada, Hitomi Sato, Kenta Satoi
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347618/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: whimsical, breezy, surreal, family movie night, lazy afternoon

## Synopsis

A whimsical adventure awaits as a young girl discovers a magical world of talking cats.

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- [Children of the Sea (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/409340)
- [The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/32084)
- [My Neighbor Totoro (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/4077)
- [Whisper of the Heart (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/23692)
- [Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/290135)

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