The Cat Returns

Tokyo streets, rainy afternoon, a cat's meow. A young girl saves a cat, its eyes lock onto hers, a feline world unfolds. This gentle fantasy will enchant on a lazy Sunday morning.

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Hiroyuki Morita directed The Cat Returns in 2002. See Hiroyuki Morita's full filmography, where to start with Hiroyuki Morita, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hiroyuki Morita.

The Cat Returns was released in 2002 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 75 minutes.