But neither of them is at the helm of The Cat Returns, a pleasing little film which marks the directorial debut of Ghibli animator Hiroyuki Morita. Miyazaki ( Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service) and Takahata ( Grave of the Fireflies) have established themselves as legends in Japan and the two artistic pillars of their studio. Miyazaki founded Studio Ghibli in 1985 with Isao Takahata, the boss he once impressed. Miyazaki's films haveīeen warmly received in his homeland for much of his career and a current string of record-setting box office successes there has helped him gain notoriety and acceptance in the Western world, culminating with a Best Animated Feature Oscar for Spirited Away two years ago. Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki has been directing animated films for over twenty-five years, but it has mostly been in recent years that the rest of the world has begun to widely discover and embrace his work. Subtitles: English, English captions Closed Captioned

Japanese Voice Cast: Chizuru Ikewaki (Haru), Yoshihiko Hakamada (Baron), Tetsu Watanabe (Muta), Yôsuke Saitô (Toto), Tetsuro Tamba (Cat King), Aki Maeda (Yuki), Mari Hamada (Natoru), Kenta Satoi (Natori), Hiromi Sato (Hiromi), Kumiko Okae (Haru's Mother)ġ.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 (Japanese, English, French) | Review Index | Studio Ghibli on Other Disney Animation Page | Disney's Special Edition DVDsĮnglish Voice Cast: Anne Hathaway (Haru), Cary Elwes (Baron Humbert von Gikkingen), Peter Boyle (Muta), Elliott Gould (Toto), Andy Richter (Natoru), Rene Auberjonois (Natori), Tim Curry (Cat King), Judy Greer (Yuki), Kristen Bell (Hiromi), Andrew Bevis (Prince Luna), Kristine Sutherland (Haru's Mother), Katia Coe (Little Haru)

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