The Cat Returns (2002) - Credits and Details

The Cat Returns Credits and Details

Directed by
	Hiroyuki Morita
Written by
	Hayao Miyazaki	...	project concept
	Aoi Hiiragi	...	original graphic novel by
	Reiko Yoshida	...	screenplay by
Cast
	Chizuru Ikewaki	...	Haru (voice)
	Yoshihiko Hakamada	...	Baron (voice)
	Aki Maeda	...	Yuki (voice)
	Takayuki Yamada	...	Lune (voice)
	Hitomi Satô	...	Hiromi (voice)
	Kenta Satoi	...	Natori (voice)
	Mari Hamada	...	Natoru (voice)
	Tetsu Watanabe	...	Muta (voice)
	Yôsuke Saitô	...	Toto (voice)
	Kumiko Okae	...	Haru's Mother (voice)
	Tetsurō Tanba	...	Cat King (voice)
	Atsuko Tanaka	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Mitsuru Miyamoto	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Katsumi Chô	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Keiko Tsukamoto	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Yuri Shiratori	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Yayoi Kazuki	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Tae Komamura	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Yoko Honna	...	Chika (voice)
	Takayuki Suzui	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Yô Ôizumi	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Yûji Kishi	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Ken Yasuda	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Toshihiro Nakamura	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Toshitaka Shimizu	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Makoto Aoki	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Daisuke Egawa	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Tarusuke Shingaki	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Hikari Yono	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Bari Suzuki	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Produced by
	Hironori Aihara	...	executive producer
	Rick Dempsey	...	executive producer
	Kôji Hoshino	...	executive producer
	Tomohiko Ishii	...	assistant producer
	Ned Lott	...	producer
	Takeyoshi Matsushita	...	executive producer
	Toshio Miyakawa	...	executive producer
	Hayao Miyazaki	...	planner
	Toshio Suzuki	...	producer
	Nozomu Takahashi	...	producer
	Hideyuki Takai	...	executive producer
	Chiyoshi Tanaka	...	production producer
	Seiichirô Ujiie	...	executive producer
Original Music by
	Yûji Nomi	...	as Yuji Nomi
Special Effects by
	Al Holter	...	special effects animator
	John Huey	...	special effects animator
	Keiko Itogawa	...	digital special effects
	Craig Littell-Herrick	...	special effects animator
	Kathleen Quaife-Hodge	...	special effects animator
	Toyohiko Sakakibara	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Mat Beck	...	visual effects producer: Dream Quest Images
	Richard Chuang	...	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Data Images
	Chanda Cummings	...	animator: Pacific Data Images
	Syd Dutton	...	digital artist: illusion arts
	Steven Fagerquist	...	compositing artist: Howard Anderson Digital Effects
	Christopher Grandel	...	compositing artist: Howard Anderson Digital Effects
	Corey Hels	...	digital artist: Dream Quest Images
	Simon Hughes	...	compositor: Rainmaker Digital Effects
	Raman Hui	...	animation supervisor: Pacific Data Images
	Keiko Itogawa	...	digital background effects
	Peter Koczera	...	senior digital artist: Howard Anderson Digital Effects
	Ji Won Kong	...	background scanner/masking
	Tim Landry	...	visual effects supervisor: Dream Quest Images
	Derek Ledbetter	...	compositing artist: Howard Anderson Digital Effects
	Keisuke Nakamura	...	cg production
	Shinji Nasu	...	cg production
	Shannon Noble	...	lead digital artist: Howard Anderson Digital Effects
	Takeshi Ogawa	...	background scanner/masking
	Drew Olbrich	...	technical animator: Pacific Data Images
	Marlo Pabon	...	digital compositor: Dream Quest Images
	Craig Ring	...	animator: Pacific Data Images
	Wendy Rogers	...	technical supervisor: Pacific Data Images
	Mark Sawicki	...	matte photography: Illusion Arts
	Frank Soronow	...	visual effects editor: Dream Quest Images
	Kanako Takahashi	...	background color adjustment
	Kazuhiro Tamura	...	cg production
	Bill Taylor	...	digital artist: illusion arts
	Yuki Yokoyama	...	background scanner/masking: Telecom Animation FIlm
	Yasuhiko Yoshihara	...	cg production
Thanks
	Robert Bagley	...	special thanks
	Sara Bleick	...	special thanks
	Bill Fadness	...	special thanks
	Hermann H. Schmidt	...	special thanks
	Bruce Tauscher	...	special thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	July 19, 2002
DVD Release:	February 22, 2005
Blu-ray Release:	June 16, 2015
Country:
Distributor:	Walt Disney Studios
Websites:

Ratings
7.1 / 10	70 / 100

Alternate Titles
Neko No Ongaeshi

Production Companies
Hakuhodo
Mitsubishi
Nippon Television Network (NTV)
Studio Ghibli
Toho
Tokuma Shoten

Distributors
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
GKIDS (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video)

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