The Cat Returns follows an insecure schoolgirl named Haru (Anne Hathaway). Despite being spun-off from Whisper of the Heart and sharing two of its characters, The Cat Returns couldn’t be more different from it tonally and stylistically. When the theme park backed out of the deal, the footage was reworked into a feature film directed by Hiroyuki Morita. The Baron was so popular that a theme park commissioned a short film featuring him and Muta, the fat cat Shizuku follows across town. 1995’s Whisper of the Heart introduced a fan-favorite character in Cary Elwes’ Baron, a cat figurine who comes to life in the film’s fantasy sequences showing the development of Shizuku’s novel. When I watched some of the Studio Ghibli films back in high school, I remember really liking The Cat Returns. Note: I won’t be reviewing Spirited Away, but you can find Nick’s review here.
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