Neko no ongaeshi

"It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?"

Jul 13 2005 G 1h 15m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

Plot

A teenage girl rescues a mysterious cat from traffic and soon finds herself the unwelcome recipient of gifts and favors from The Cat King (Tetsurô Tanba and Tim Curry), who also wants her to marry his son, Prince Lune (Takayuki Yamada and Andrew Bevis). With the assistance of a fat, grouchy real cat and a an elegant cat statuette come to life (both characters featured in Studio Ghibli's Mimi wo sumaseba (1995)), the girl visits the Cat Kingdom and narrowly escapes again.

Written by

Aoi Hiiragi, Hayao Miyazaki, Reiko Yoshida

Directed by

Hiroyuki Morita

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Tokuma Shoten, Toho, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Mitsubishi, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Studio Ghibli

Languages

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
68,125
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA