THE CAT RETURNS with GHIBLIES: EPISODE 2
Special Features: 20th Anniversary
[NEKO NO ONGAESHI] [猫の恩返し]
Walking home from school one day, schoolgirl Haru sees an odd-looking cat caught in the middle of the road as a truck speeds toward it. Thinking fast and moving even faster, she dashes into the road and scoops the cat to safety. To her surprise, the cat proceeds to rise up on its hind feet, dust itself off and thank her for her bravery. So begins Haru's strange adventure with the Cat Prince in the secret Kingdom of Cats. The English-dubbed version features voices by Anne Hathaway, Kristen Bell, Tim Curry, Andy Richter and Elliott Gould. DIR Hiroyuki Morita; SCR Reiko Yoshida, based on the manga by Aoi Hiiragi; PROD Toshio Suzuki, Nozomu Takahashi. Japan, 2002, color, 75 min. In Japanese with English subtitles*. RATED G
*English dubbed version June 18; subtitled Japanese version June 20 & 22.
Preceded by
GHIBLIES: EPISODE 2
[GIBURÎZU: EPISODE 2] [ギブリーズ]
20th Anniversary
GHIBLIES EPISODE 2 is a rarely screened Studio Ghibli short directed by Yoshiyuki Momose which features several comedic vignettes and caricatures of Studio Ghibli staff as they go about their day. DIR/SCR Yoshiyuki Momose; PROD Hiroyuki Watanabe. Japan, 2002, color, 25 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022
Genre: Animation, family