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Whisper of the Heart
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233 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 1, 2026 · How this works
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The Cat Returns is a 2002 adventure fantasy animation film, directed by Hiroyuki Morita, starring Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada and Aki Maeda.
- 200 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews
- posts span Jul 30, 2023 to Nov 1, 2026
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60 of 233 · most liked firstMovie: The Cat Returns Language: English Country: United States Rest in peace Tim Curry (1946 - 2026) 🕯
neutral · AI labelView post →I didn’t know that I was the same age as Studio Ghibli! Sounds like a good opportunity to once again recommend my favorite non-Miyazaki Ghibli film: The Cat Returns! The English dub is fantastic, from left to right we have: Cary Elwes, Peter Boyle, and Anne Hathaway
positive · AI labelView post →The Cat Returns is one of my favorite Ghibli movies and I'm so happy to have finished a new fan art for it ☺️ it's my go-to movie for when I'm having a crappy day
positive · AI labelView post →What is your favorite casual escape-from-humanity movie and why is it The Cat Returns
neutral · AI labelView post →Natori from The Cat Returns! We watched this movie recently for the first time... I have once again fallen in love with a side character. What a cutie. I plan on drawin him more but I wanted to undress him first : )
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight! I will be watching The Cat Returns! The spinoff film of Whisper of the Heart!
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm not streaming tonight because lets be real I would probably be crying the entire time but to make up for it I'll be streaming The Cat Returns tonight in my server at 7:30 pm central! AND Look Back is supposed to be out tomorrow on digital too so I will ALSO be streaming that tomorrow. 💜
neutral · AI labelView post →Cat King #TimCurry Movie: The Cat Returns Year: 2003 An underrated voice role by Tim Curry in my opinion, he was part of the Disney dub of Studio Ghibli's The Cat Returns along with Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes, Peter Boyle, Elliot Gould, Andy Richter, and Kirsten Bell. #TheCatReturns #StudioGhibli
positive · AI labelView post →happy Friday! 🍾 my #LastFourWatched - The Cat Returns only got 4 stars because when they revealed who Yuki was I cried lol & They Live came off as more of a comedy than horror film but I loved it!
positive · AI labelView post →The Cat Returns may not quite be my favorite Ghibli film, but it is the easiest to just pop in and rewatch with little thought.
positive · AI labelView post →The Cat Returns was a strange film in Ghibli’s lineup of films. The best way to describe it is that it feels like a Disney movie disguised as a Ghibli film. Studio Ghibli always had fantastical elements in their films, but this is the most bizarre one I’ve seen.
neutral · AI labelView post →Evening plan - eat burritos. Watch The Cat Returns, because it's a Ghibli movie neither me or Spouse have seen. Drink Neocitran and try to sleep by 10ish to wake up at 145am to watch Monsta X. Yesssss.
neutral · AI labelView post →- Age: older than you 💀 - Gender: Genderfluid 🖤💙💜🤍🩷 - Sexuality: Demisexual Panro ♠️ - Height: 5’6 - Eyes: Brown - Fav food: Chanterelle Fondue - Fav drink: Yerba Mate 🧉 - Fav game Splatoon 2 (OE) 🐙 - Fav film: The Cat Returns 🐱 - Fav show: Codename: Kids Next Door - Fav animal: Dusky Dolphins 🐬
neutral · AI labelView post →The Cat Returns manga is just as delightful as the movie that Ghibli made.
positive · AI labelView post →Watched "The Cat Returns" for the first time tonight. Not my favorite Ghibli movie, but still very cute.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fanart I made of Haru from the movie the Cat Returns #art #artist #fanart #mixedmedia
neutral · AI labelView post →These cute cat figures reminded my Mom of Ghibli's The Cat Returns, a movie my sibling and I grew up with. Turn them around, and for some reason, they have giant detailed balls. #YIAYworst
neutral · AI labelView post →The Cat Returns!!! <3 lovely film
positive · AI labelView post →15 Movies to Get to Know Me (2/2) The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie The Cat Returns Back to the Future The Bad Guys 2 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
neutral · AI labelView post →first #letterboxdfriday of september and my #lastfourwatched were The Cat Returns (2002) 100 Yen Love (2014) Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020) Heathers (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi first post here, just wanted to test out this place :) this is The Baron from my fav movie The Cat Returns #art #fanart #thecatreturns #studioghibli
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatched The Cat Returns before my HBO subscription ends bc I was obsessed w/ it in high school, and feeling an urge to draw Baron. I like that this movie is just a silly lil romp, doesn't have any super deep thing to say, but that's perfectly fine. What if you had to be rescued by a hot cat dandy
positive · AI labelView post →i watched "The Cat Returns". Whadda hell!!! im shocked i didnt know this movie existed, instantly a fave ghibli flick. Muta is wonderful and id die for him
positive · AI labelView post →Ideas for a film noir "The Cat Returns" pin - if you prefer one version or the other you can let me know in the replies.
neutral · AI labelView post →watched The Cat Returns today; fun movie, but I don't like that it teases the concept of a "Cat Bureau" and then reveals it's just sort of a hangout spot rather than a site of inscrutable kafkaesque Cat Bureaucracy. don't play with my heart
neutral · AI labelView post →The last 4 movies I watched... Eno A History of Violence Moneyball The Cat Returns #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky boxd.it/Iqj
neutral · AI labelView post →woah, its that Cat King, king of the Cat Kingdom even! Loved 'The Cat Returns', it was a great movie. Had lots of handsome fellas, and also this guy
positive · AI labelView post →The Cat Returns is a really interesting Ghibli movie because it might be like. The single ghibli movie that looks the least like. Immediately a Ghibli movie. Even less than like the Yamadas or something drastically unique stylistically like Kaguya
neutral · AI labelView post →Ranking the 70 Ghibli scenes that affect me the most / what I think is the best. I tried to have something from each film and spread them out, while still being honest. #67 is meeting the gang in The Cat Returns. A charming unassuming movie full of quirky characters.
positive · AI labelView post →Many don't know that Tim Curry was in a Ghibli film. He's a highlight in the "The Cat Returns". So I wanted to share some bts of him having loads of fun with it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Studio Ghibli’s Porco Rosso (1992) tonight and based on the character design of the hero and the initial antagonists, this might be the Ghibli film second-most* tailored to my interests. 🤣 *The first is The Cat Returns.
positive · AI labelView post →Day 187 recommending an animated film for a full year. Today is my 272nd favourite "The Cat Returns". A strangely unambitious Ghibli film that easily clears its goals to be entertaining and little else. Good humour. Your kids will like it. People into debonair cats will love it. Also, Muta rules.
positive · AI labelView post →Baron from "The Cat Returns" in a film noir style. If you like this pin design, you can preorder it now on Backerkit. themed-monster-enamel-pins.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
neutral · AI labelView post →TRIVIA: A spin-off film to 'Whisper Of The Heart' titled 'The Cat Returns' was released in 2002, which focused on a minor character from the film, The Baron. (Wikipedia) 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →Carl and I are watching The Cat Returns
neutral · AI labelView post →15 MOVIES TO GET TO KNOW MEEE in no particular order Snatch Dogma Dragonheart The Birdcage Creep/Creep 2 (DO NOT SEPARATE THEM!) The Green Knight Phantom of the Paradise The Menu The Stylist The Cat Returns Crimes of the Future Knives Out The Substance Army of Darkness Uhhh Every Saw Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →#FantasyIndiesAugust #WritingCommunity Day 15 My comfort movie is definitely Studio Ghibli’s The Cat Returns. Such a fun movie to revisit from time to time!
positive · AI labelView post →Manga Million has the original 1989 Whisper of the Heart manga officially translated into English. The one the Ghibli film and The Cat Returns is based on.
neutral · AI labelView post →For this week's #GhibliSpotlight thread, let's look at The Cat Returns (猫の恩返し)! The first and only Studio Ghibli film to be directed by Morita Hiroyuki, it was released in Japan on 20 July 2002. 🧵 [1/9]
neutral · AI labelView post →Ranking the 9 Ghibli films not directed by Isao Takahata or Hayao Miyazaki. #4 is The Cat Returns. This is a movie I took for granted, manly because it has simple goals. Unlike many other Ghibli projects that aim for epicness in theme and scope, this film wants to just entertain you…
positive · AI labelView post →The Cat Returns is secretly a top tier Ghibli film and the Disney dub is exceptional.
positive · AI labelView post →I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE CAT RETURNS THIS IS AN AMAZING MOVIE MY GOD. ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW DASHING THE BARON IS
positive · AI labelView post →ooh how about my favorite movies list? - The Lion King films - The Cat Returns - Spirited Away - Sponge Out of Water - Robots - The Emperor's New Groove - Cinderella - Sleeping Beauty - Shrek 2 - Treasure Planet - Mulan - Kiki's Delivery Service - Megamind - Black Jack: The Movie #promosky
neutral · AI labelView post →Got to watch My Neighbor Totoro for the first time... I'm not huge on any Ghibli but that was easily my favorite Ghibli film so far... (I've watched Grave of the Fireflies, Kiki, Whisper of the Heart, The Cat Returns, Howl, Ponyo, and the end of Princess Mononoke on TV)
neutral · AI labelView post →Proud parent moment (?!): Boy 2 has ascertained that the chord progression for Kaze ni naru from the Ghibli movie The Cat Returns is EXACTLY the same as The Ripped Pants song from SpongeBob Squarepants. I knew all those years of piano and theory lessons were worth it lol
neutral · AI labelView post →I have been feeling quite nostalgic recently for my favorite Ghibli movie. #TheCatReturns might not be in everyone's top list, but it makes me happy that it exists. #studioghibili
positive · AI labelView post →Now, The Cat Returns? THAT is a movie with some fuckable characters
positive · AI labelView post →Name: Cyrus Nickname: Cy Age: 37 Sign: Virgo Currently: Finishing putting my new bed frame together Fav colour: Mulberry purple Fav book: The Thief Lord Fav movie: The Cat Returns Fav show: Slayers Fav genre: Fantasy Post a gif!
neutral · AI labelView post →I should've known I was cooked when The Cat Returns was my favourite film to was as a kid
positive · AI labelView post →Now seated for the Ghibli Fest screening of The Cat Returns (2002) #filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →Saturday night’s family movie: 2002’s The Cat Returns.
neutral · AI labelView post →#inktoberDAPPER (╭ರ_•́) day 23 another kinda new vocab for me hehe acc mr.cat is one of my OC , yes i took some inspo from Baron from the ghibli movie The Cat Returns ofc ｡𑄝 ꠹⋆˚ so yea meet the stylish mr.cat ≽(˵◝ ⩊ ◜˵ マ≼ :꣓ ♡ #inktober #inktober2026 #inkart #traditionalart #illustration
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychiatrist: We have diagnosed you with the fear of reading anything by acclaimed writers who are still alive, because you're worried that you will meet them or see their social media and they'll say that The Cat Returns is not a good movie. Me: It's the most underrated Ghibli film!
positive · AI labelView post →Kind of wild to me that Viz published the Cat Returns manga that inspired the Ghibli film but no publisher has seemed interested in licensing the Whisper of the Heart manga that inspired its Ghibli film. It’s from Ribon Shojo magazine so many pubs have licensed from there before too
neutral · AI labelView post →I love the Cat Returns! Such a charming movie, I would love to see it again sometime! And hells yeah! I love Miyazaki's run on Sherlock Hound. Too bad he was only there for a brief bit. That airplane mail episode was a particular favourite of mine.
positive · AI labelView post →Good mornin, hope your day is shaping up well ☕️ Gonna rewatch Arrietty ✨️ Tied for my favourite Ghibli movie alongside Howl's Moving Castle. Top 3 with The Cat Returns. But first, I want to check out the new Ghost in the Shell series 😎 😎🐧
neutral · AI labelView post →Especially if they did nice film adaptations too like the ones for gold kingdom and water kingdom, from up on poppy hill, The Cat Returns, and whisper of the heart!!!! Kind of iconic most of Ghibli’s manga adaptations not drawn by Miyazaki are of Shojo manga😉
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly this is the MOST gay coded scene in all of Ghibli’s library. (While The Cat Returns is basically their Furry Isekai movie!)
neutral · AI labelView post →THE CAT RETURNS WAS SUCH A GOOD MOVIE????
positive · AI labelView post →Fav Ghibli movie? The Cat Returns might not be the best Ghibli movie, but it's forever my favorite
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