Saturday, September 22, 2018

The Cat Returns (2002)


Toho
Directed by Hiroyuki Morita
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Walt Disney)

A young girl saves the life of a cat in a busy street. The cat promptly stands up and thanks her, before running away. It turns out the cat was a prince in a place called Cat Kingdom, to which she is invited to visit. She gets there with the help of a very British cat named Baron and a very fat one named Muta. The king promises her hand in marriage to the prince she saved, which she initially refuses but after slowly turning into a cat herself gradually begins to consider the possibility. However, when she realizes the change is irreversible she decides to escape with her cat friends from outside. Another strange Studio Ghibli anime, with clunky animation, bland music and unconvincing Americanized dubbing. 

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