Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Cat Returns is one of the more unusual films from the Studio Ghibli library. The film is beautifully animated and fun, but the story is very unusual, and may be difficult to latch onto if you're not into this type of storytelling. The film is worth watching, but it does not have much rewatchability unfortunately.

I absolutely love studio Ghibli movies and movies from Gkids, I love the fantasy and fairytale of this movie and the beautiful animation and especially since I love cats I really adore this movie and the voice acting and the comedy that’s involved between the characters, The movie is about a girl that saves a cat that’s actually a prince and so to repay her the cat king asks her to marry the prince so the cats bring her to the cat kingdom where she then develops feline features and she is prevented from leaving so the two statues that have magically been given life help her by rescuing her if you love studio Ghibli movies and Gkids movies or movies about cats you will love this movie

Initially this movie seemed a little strange but I decided to watch it anyway. If you don't mind the movie being cat related then you'll enjoy this movie. I had fun watching it, I enjoyed the storyline as well as the ending. This movie is a good movie to watch with friends and family. It is a wholesome movie that will make you feel like a child again.

I love anything Studio Ghibli. This is one of those under-the-radar titles, but I've always found it to be a fun treat.

Yet another great Ghibli release by GKIDS, allowing new fans of the studio a proper glimpse at their oeuvre other than Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Totoro.

My daughter asked for this for her birthday and she loves it. If you like the series of movies from this movie house, you will love this.

I absolutely love that they always come with both a blue ray and a DVD! Perfect for watching on all platforms or as a backup!

To quote Haru, “So cool!” That said, how do I describe this one...well, the basics are a very little like Spirited Away, probably the most well known and loved of Studio Ghibli’s movies. In this one Haru, your main character, is a teenage girl obsessed with all things, and particularly one boy, that she sees as cool, something she doesn’t think of herself as. She saves a cat in the street from being run over, and while some stories might have killed her then and there and gone in a completely different direction, here she survived only to find that there is a Cat Kingdom and that she saved the prince of that kingdom’s life and the King wants to reward her. Unfortunately, what a cat would think a great reward a teenage girl...not so much, and that is where this story is unique, since, while Haru thinks nothing of it, we quickly learn she has the ability to talk to cats. Before the story they hadn’t really talked to her much, but now it leads her to someone who she hopes will intervene with the kingdom on her behalf, mostly to get them to leave her alone. Now, rather than go into any real details I’ll just say get the movie and enjoy Haru’s journey from where she began to a very different girl.

Studio Ghibli has produced some great movies and this being one of them. It is a ligh hearted movie great for all ages!

THnaks for having this DVD available for my daughter. Best Buy has such a great selection of old movies and cartoons.

My wife is crazy about these movies. She's so excited for each movie. She can't wait to see the next one.

The movie had great animation and was a good movie. Enjoyed it !

My daughters can’t get enough of this movie. A nice story about a girl growing up and taking responsibility.

Wonderful animation, loved the punchline jokes. Recommend this to all adults who still love animations

Growing up this was one of my favorite movies! I had it on VHS and now the blu-Ray is fantastic!

Great movie. The Cat Returns its a good movie, I watching a couple times and I like a lot.

Great movie. Still looks great on a 4K TV even though it's almost 20 years old.

Great movie at a great price. Would recommend to all my friends to buy it here.

This is perhaps my favorite movie from Studio Ghibli not directed by Hayao Miyazaki, as it culls a few elements from the rest of Ghibli's works but doesn't try to completely ape them. While it is still a fun and surreal fantasy adventure, it lacks the epic scale, emotional depth and (mostly) subtle sense of overall direness or impending tragedy but uses being more consistently lighthearted as a boon with extremely endearing characters as well as consistently wildly entertaining plot and dialogue. The blu ray itself doesn't leave much to be desired. Great picture, great casts for the Japanese and English language tracks, and multiple subtitle options for the sub and dub. There isn't quite as much special feature material as some of the other Gkids Ghibli movie releases, but I found most of what is included to be an interesting watch and short enough to be digestible immediately after having finished the main movie.

Even thought it doesn't have the traditional Ghibli art-style, it can be overlooked simply for its charm alone. If you liked Whisper of the Heart, definitely give this one a watch