![]() Unlike Whisper of the Heart, which was directed by Yoshifumi Kondo but written by Hayao Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Morita’s Cat Returns lacks the length, appeal, message and pull of the movie it spins off of. Neither Hayao Miyazaki nor Isao Takahata had practically anything to do with the production of The Cat Returns and it shows. Shizuku and Seiji do not appear and the story has nothing else to do with Whisper, not even thematically. These characters return here in different forms and with much different personalities. This film is a very loose spin-off of Whisper of the Heart, featuring the Baron statuette from Shizuku’s stories and Muta the cat she chased around town. The Cat Returns may be the closest thing to a “cartoon” that Studio Ghibli has produced. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.”
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