---
title: 'The Cat Returns (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hiroyuki Morita'
released: '2002-07-19'
runtime_minutes: 75
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cat-returns-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347618/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cat Returns (2002)

2002 · G · 75 min · Drama, Fantasy, Family · Japan

Original title: 猫の恩返し
Part of: Studio Ghibli Feature Films

## Synopsis

The Cat Returns is a 2002 Japanese anime fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita from a screenplay by Reiko Yoshida, based on the 2002 manga Baron the Cat by Aoi Hiiragi. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Hakuhodo, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi and Toho, and distributed by the latter company. It stars Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Tetsu Watanabe, Yosuke Saito, Aki Maeda and Tetsurō Tamba. This is Hiroyuki Morita's first and only film as director for Studio Ghibli.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hiroyuki Morita](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroyuki-morita)
- **Screenplay:** [Reiko Yoshida](https://cinepixo.com/people/reiko-yoshida)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yuji Nomi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuji-nomi)
- **Producer:** [Toshio Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-suzuki), [Seiichiro Ujiie](https://cinepixo.com/people/seiichiro-ujiie)

## Cast

- [Takayuki Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/takayuki-yamada-2)
- [Yoshihiko Hakamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshihiko-hakamada)
- [Kenta Satoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenta-satoi)
- [Aki Maeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-maeda)
- [Tetsu Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsu-watanabe)
- [Tetsurō Tamba](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuro-tamba)
- [Kumiko Okae](https://cinepixo.com/people/kumiko-okae)
- [Mari Hamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/mari-hamada)
- [Yōsuke Saitō](https://cinepixo.com/people/yosuke-saito)
- [Hitomi Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/hitomi-sato)
- [Chizuru Ikewaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/chizuru-ikewaki)
- [Takayuki Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/takayuki-yamada)

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Official site: https://www.ghibli.jp/works/baron/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cat-returns-2002
Film facts: Wikidata (Q51543); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.