That is all the time it needs to calmly tells us this exciting tale of chivalry and bravery even if the end goal is nothing really worth our time in the long run as the most memorable Ghibli narrative. This is a very surface level story and it is one that certainly doesn’t overextend itself with a run time of one hour and fifteen minutes. No understanding beyond a base sense of self, and certainly nothing really there to latch onto if one decides to delve deeper. There is no flashy symbolism, or elegantly worded ideologies. She seeks help from the Baron, a cat figurine that is brought to life by magic every night, and his unlikely allies to save her from such a fate and learn the importance of being just Haru.
One of those gifts unfortunately is to be married to the very cat she saved as his father, The Cat King played by Tim Curry of course, wants to have her as his daughter in law. Haru saves a cat one day from being run over and then is repaid by gifts. The Cat Returns is certainly the most simplistic story in the entirety of the Ghibli catalogue. So does the Baron still have that kick in his step or will the endless swarm of cats put a damper on his dapper dandy deeds? Hopefully it still holds up today about 10 years later, and yes it has been that long…and the more I dwell on that the older I feel. The Cat Returns will always hold a special place in my heart, yet I decided when I was going to look at all the Ghibli films at some point to see them from a more critical lens. The Cat Returns was my third foray into the magical world of Ghibli after My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away and the first Ghibli film I bought for my personal collection. So I decided to personally rewatch one of the early works that I had fallen in love with when I was younger.
I mean when you are watching anime with your family, sometimes not everything can go as planned. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website.The one and only rewatch I am forced to do during the Ghibli Week I have been doing, which is unfortunately going on longer than expected.
will be able to enjoy these events in more than 700 select movie theaters. Tickets for The Cat Returns can be purchased online by visiting at participating theater box offices. He showers Haru with gifts, and decrees that she shall marry the Prince and come live in the Kingdom of Cats! But things take an even stranger turn when later than night, the King of Cats shows up at her doorstep in a feline motorcade. To her amazement, the cat gets up on its hind legs, brushes itself off, and thanks her very politely.
Haru is walking home after a dreary day of school when she spies a cat with a small gift box in its mouth crossing a busy street, and she jumps in front of traffic to save the cat from an oncoming truck. The screenings on April 23 will be subtitled in English the others will be dubbed in English. This special event will play in movie theaters nationwide for three days only: April 22,23 and 25.
Studio Ghibli Fest, a nine-film monthly series of anime classics, continues with the The Cat Returns from the legendary Studio Ghibli creators of My Neighbor Totoro and the Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, comes a charming and magical adventure that will delight the entire family. Studio Ghibli’s 2002 feature ‘The Cat Returns’ will play a special engagement April 22, 23 and 25 in theaters across the United States.