The Cat Returns

2002 anime film directed by Hiroyuki Morita
Movie anime_film Q51543
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The Cat Returns

Summary

The Cat Returns is an anime film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of anime_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,819 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cat Returns received the Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award[3].
  • The Cat Returns received the Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award[4].
  • The Cat Returns's instance of is recorded as anime film[5].
  • The Cat Returns's director is recorded as Hiroyuki Morita[6].
  • The Cat Returns's screenwriter is recorded as Reiko Yoshida[7].
  • The Cat Returns's composer is recorded as Yuji Nomi[8].
  • The Cat Returns's genre is recorded as drama anime and manga[9].
  • The Cat Returns's genre is recorded as fantasy anime and manga[10].
  • The Cat Returns's genre is recorded as adventure anime and manga[11].
  • The Cat Returns's genre is recorded as fantasy film[12].
  • The Cat Returns's genre is recorded as children's film[13].
  • The Cat Returns's genre is recorded as drama film[14].
  • The Cat Returns's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[15].
  • The Cat Returns's logo image is recorded as Neko no ongaeshi logo.jpg[16].
  • The Cat Returns's producer is recorded as Toshio Suzuki[17].
  • The Cat Returns's producer is recorded as Seiichiro Ujiie[18].
  • The Cat Returns's part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films[19].
  • The Cat Returns's production company is recorded as Studio Ghibli[20].
  • The Cat Returns's production company is recorded as Toho[21].
  • The Cat Returns's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0347618[22].
  • The Cat Returns's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[23].
  • The Cat Returns's Commons category is recorded as The Cat Returns[24].
  • The Cat Returns's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[25].
  • The Cat Returns's review score is recorded as 6.9/10[26].
  • The Cat Returns's review score is recorded as 70/100[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Toshio Suzuki[17] and Seiichiro Ujiie[18]. The Cat Returns's director is recorded as Hiroyuki Morita[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Reiko Yoshida[7].

Publication

Publication dates include +2002-07-19T00:00:00Z[28] and +2005-07-13T00:00:00Z[29]. The Cat Returns's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[23]. Genres include drama anime and manga[9], fantasy anime and manga[10], adventure anime and manga[11], fantasy film[12], children's film[13], and drama film[14]. Its part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films[19].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include cat[30], happiness[31], maturity[32], escapism[33], and marriage[34]. The Cat Returns's part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films[19].

Reception

Awards received include Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award[3] and Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award[4], an award[35]. Reviews include 6.9/10[26], 70/100[27], and 88%[36].

Why It Matters

The Cat Returns ranks in the top 4% of anime_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,819 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did The Cat Returns receive?

Honors received include Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award[3] and Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . The Cat Returns. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . The Cat Returns. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . The Cat Returns. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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