Overview
A whimsical adventure awaits as a young girl discovers a magical world of talking cats.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- whimsical
- breezy
- surreal
- family movie night
- lazy afternoon
Movie Details
- Director
- Hiroyuki Morita
- Release Date
- 2002-07-19
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (2539)
Cast
- Chizuru Ikewaki
- Yoshihiko Hakamada
- Aki Maeda
- Tetsu Watanabe
- Yousuke Saito
- Takayuki Yamada
- Hitomi Sato
- Kenta Satoi
- Mari Hamada
- Kumiko Okae
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Cat Returns about?
- 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.
- What is The Cat Returns like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Cat Returns as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Cat Returns violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Cat Returns.
- What did critics think of The Cat Returns?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as enchanting, imaginative, accessible entertainment for children and adults, though less inventive and emotionally substantial than the strongest Studio Ghibli works.
- Which films are like The Cat Returns?
- Films with a similar feel include Spirited Away, Whisper of the Heart, Kiki's Delivery Service, and The Secret World of Arrietty.
- How long is The Cat Returns?
- The Cat Returns runs 75 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Cat Returns?
- In United States, The Cat Returns streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
