The palace guards attack Baron, and he, Haru and Muta have to flee from the castle in a tunnel shown to them by a sympathetic female white cat servant Yuki ( Judy Greer). Baron tells her at dinner that she can continue becoming a cat if that is her destiny, it all depends on what she wants. Haru and Muta are taken to the Cat Kingdom while Toto and the Baron follow behind to the entrance to the Cat Kingdom, which is a sequence of lakes forming the image of a cat's paw.īut Haru is special: she talks to cats.Haru turns partly into a cat with tan paws, ears, and whiskers so that she will make a suitable bride for Prince Luna. Both the Baron and Toto are statues that can come to life. There, Haru meets Muta ( Peter Boyle), a large white cat, who takes her to see the Baron ( Cary Elwes), the Cat Bureau's founder, and Toto ( Eliott Gould) a raven.
Haru is just a normal girl.Haru has second thoughts and, guided by a sweet female voice, visits the Cat Bureau to straighten things out. The King interprets her reaction to have accepted the offer. She is confused when his father, the King of Cat ( Tim Curry)s, comes that night to offer his son in marriage as a reward. She saves the life of a cat with odd eyes one day and he turns out to be Luna, Prince of the Cats ( Andrew Bevis). Haru ( Anne Hathaway: all actors listed are from the anime dubbed in the English version) is a shy and quiet high school student is known for being able to talk with cats. In " The Cat Returns" ( 2002), directed by Hiroyuki Morita, Studio Ghibli was able to assemble an outstanding American voice cast to have the anime dubbed in English. Anime dubbed in English requires artistic choices to suit the English-speaking markets.
Whether such anime dubbed in English changes are an improvement or detract from the viewing experience is difficult to say.