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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Hayao Miyazaki
Self
Isao Takahata
Self
Toshio Suzuki
Self
Aoi Hiiragi
Self
Hiroyuki Morita
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Hiroyuki Morita
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Hiroyuki Morita directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 24 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki carry the top of the cast.
- 5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 34 min · 0h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Hiroyuki Morita
Production companies
Who made it
Nippon Television Network Corporation
JP
Key crew
- ProducerToshio Suzuki
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical2002-07-11
Also known as
International titles
- The Cat Returns - Making ofUS
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