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The Cat Returns (2002) | Ranked Top 13% · CriticCrunch

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The Cat Returns

Movie2002·75 min

The Cat Returns

Directed by Hiroyuki Morita

Adventure Fantasy Animation Drama Family

A adventure fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 13%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

TMDB Audience Rating

About The Cat Returns

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.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Whimsical, Playful
Story Tags: fate destiny, animal centered, fantasy mythology, japan, virtual digital, strangers forced together, reluctant hero, outsider misfit, escape chase, parallel world isekai, fish out of water

★

7.1/10

2K ratings

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Details

Director: Hiroyuki Morita
Language: Japanese

Cast

Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda

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How The Cat Returns Ranks

All movies

Top 13%

2000s movies

Top 11%

Adventure movies

Top 18%

2000s Adventure movies

Top 18%

Top 13% All movies.

the vibe

The Cat Returns Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followlight-touchpersonalheartfeltwhimsicalplayful

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

whimsicalquirky

escape chase

parallel world

fish out of water

fate destiny

reluctant hero

outsider misfit

strangers forced together

animal centered

fantasy mythology

japan

virtual digital

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9