Trust me, you will not regret it! You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Why? It’s less fluid and the characters have a more cartoonish appearance. In short, the artistry is so incredible that if your dreams were like that, you'd be excited to go to sleep every night! Title: Warning: Spoiler Alert The Cat Returns is essentially a spin off of Whisper of the Heart. Her good deed is rewarded with a flurry of presents, including gift-wrapped mice, and one very shocking proposal of marriage - to the Cat's King's son! Studio Ghibli began work on the movie as the 20 minute “Cat Project” in 1999 for a theme park in Japan. The director Hiroyuki Morita, who worked on well-known Japanese 'anime' titles such as 1988's 'Akira' and 'Lupin III', started his career at Ghibli as an animator for 'My Neighbours the Yamadas' and boy, what a great directorial debut he's made with 'The Cat Returns'!In a nutshell, the story is about a girl named Haru who quickly manages to save a purple cat just as a truck was about to run over it as it was crossing the road. The cat turns out to be Lune, Prince of the Cat Kingdom. Wanting none of this, Haru hears a kind, fe… In exchange for her help, Haru is whisked away to a magical world full of talking cats to marry the cat prince. From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of My Neighbor Totoro and the Academy Award®-winning Spirited Away, comes a charming and magical adventure that will delight the entire family. Haru, a schoolgirl bored by her ordinary routine, saves the life of an unusual cat, and suddenly her world is transformed beyond anything she's ever imagined. Cary Elwes portrays Baron with such perfect charm and charisma that suits Baron even more than perfect. A film by Hiroyuki Morita Japan, 2002, 75 min.

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