“It's not so bad being a cat, now is it?”
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.
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Cast
14 people
Chizuru Ikewaki
Haru Yoshioka (voice)
Known for
Shoplifters
The Piano Forest
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Baron (voice)
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Another
Aki Maeda
Yuki (voice)
Known for
Battle Royale
Linda Linda Linda
Tetsu Watanabe
Muta (voice)
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Sonatine
Yousuke Saito
Toto (voice)
Known for
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Crazy Samurai Musashi
Takayuki Yamada
Lune (voice)
Known for
13 Assassins
The Naked Director
Hitomi Satou
Hiromi (voice)
Known for
Ring 2
Doppelgänger
Kenta Satoi
Natori (voice)
Also in
Absolute Boyfriend
Bayside Shakedown
Mari Hamada
Natoru (voice)
Known for
Burn the House Down
Inuyashiki
Kumiko Okae
Haru's Mother (voice)
Known for
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Blue Spring Ride
Tetsuro Tamba
Cat King (voice)
Known for
You Only Live Twice
Harakiri
Yo Oizumi
Japanese Teacher (voice)
Known for
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Hiroyuki Morita Director · Reiko Yoshida Screenplay Aoi Hiiragi Author
Worldwide gross $54M · Budget $20M · United States release July 13, 2005
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$54,016,370
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Studio Ghibli
Production · Studio
Mitsubishi
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
TOHO
Production
Tokuma Shoten
Production
Hakuhodo
Production
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
猫の恩返し
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 19, 2002
Theatrical
United States · July 13, 2005
Theatrical
Australia
September 5, 2005 · Physical
Brazil
February 13, 2004 · Theatrical
September 17, 2014 · Physical · Bluray
Canada
July 26, 2022 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 10, 2004 · Physical · DVD
July 23, 2011 · TV · ČT2
April 4, 2024 · Theatrical
France
July 30, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
September 24, 2003 · Limited theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 10, 2008 · Digital
Ireland
May 27, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
February 9, 2016 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
March 31, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Russia
November 20, 2004 · Physical · DVD
April 30, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 8, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
April 14, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Sweden
August 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 5, 2004 · Digital
Taiwan
November 29, 2002 · Theatrical
May 1, 2024 · Theatrical · re-released
United Kingdom
May 27, 2005 · Theatrical
Vietnam
January 17, 2025 · Theatrical
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