The cat returns / Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Hakuhodo, Mitsubishi and Toho present a Studio Ghibli production ; produced by Toshio Suzuki and Nozomu Takahashi ; screenplay by Reiko Yoshida ; directed by Hiroyuki Morita.

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In an imaginative and lighthearted tale, a young schoolgirl saves the life of a noble cat and is rewarded with a shocking proposal of marriage - to the Cat King's son - and a fateful journey to the extraordinary Kingdom of Cats.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Neko no ongaeshi (Motion picture) = 猫の恩返し Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Tokuma Shoten Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Terebi Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) Hakuhōdō Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
Other Authors:	Morita, Hiroyuki, 1964- (Director) Suzuki, Toshio, 1948 August 19- (Producer) Takahashi, Nozomu, 1960- (Producer) Yoshida, Reiko (Screenwriter) Hathaway, Anne, 1982- (Actor) Elwes, Cary, 1962- (Actor) Boyle, Peter, 1935-2006 (Actor) Gould, Elliott (Actor) Hiiragi, Aoi, 1962-
Language:	English French Japanese
Language of the Original:	Japanese
Language and/or Writing System:	Soundtrack in English, French or original Japanese with optional English subtitles and English captions fo the hearing impaired; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published:	[United States] : Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2005.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Hiiragi, Aoi, > 1962- > Film adaptations. Cats > Drama. Anime. Animated films > Japan. Feature films > Japan. Children's films.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Anime. Animated films Feature films Children's films.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	In an imaginative and lighthearted tale, a young schoolgirl saves the life of a noble cat and is rewarded with a shocking proposal of marriage - to the Cat King's son - and a fateful journey to the extraordinary Kingdom of Cats.
Note:	Based on the manga "Baron, Neko no Danshaku" by Aoi Hiiragi. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002. Special features: Behind the microphone with voice talent from the film including Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes and more ; the making of The cat returns ; storyboards ; original Japanese theatrical trailers. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CL2 D0046289 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: G.
ISBN:	078885772X 9780788857720
Credits:	Project concept, Hayao Miyazaki ; original graphic novel by Aoi Hiiragi ; music by Yuji Nomi. Art director, Naoya Tanaka ; supervising animators, Ei Inoue, Kazutaka Ozaki ; editor, Megumi Uchida ; music, Yuji Nomi.
System Details:	DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 tv's; Dolby Digital surround sound.
Participant or Performer:	English voices: Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes, Peter Boyle, Elliot Gould. Japanese voices: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda ; English voices: Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes, Peter Boyle, Elliott Gould.