Miyazaki's films haveīeen warmly received in his homeland for much of his career and a current string of record-setting box office successes there has helped him gain notoriety and acceptance in the Western world, culminating with a Best Animated Feature Oscar for Spirited Away two years ago. Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki has been directing animated films for over twenty-five years, but it has mostly been in recent years that the rest of the world has begun to widely discover and embrace his work. Subtitles: English, English captions Closed Captioned Japanese Voice Cast: Chizuru Ikewaki (Haru), Yoshihiko Hakamada (Baron), Tetsu Watanabe (Muta), Yôsuke Saitô (Toto), Tetsuro Tamba (Cat King), Aki Maeda (Yuki), Mari Hamada (Natoru), Kenta Satoi (Natori), Hiromi Sato (Hiromi), Kumiko Okae (Haru's Mother)ġ.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 (Japanese, English, French) Hiromi is attracted to | Review Index | Studio Ghibli on Other Disney Animation Page | Disney's Special Edition DVDsĮnglish Voice Cast: Anne Hathaway (Haru), Cary Elwes (Baron Humbert von Gikkingen), Peter Boyle (Muta), Elliott Gould (Toto), Andy Richter (Natoru), Rene Auberjonois (Natori), Tim Curry (Cat King), Judy Greer (Yuki), Kristen Bell (Hiromi), Andrew Bevis (Prince Luna), Kristine Sutherland (Haru's Mother), Katia Coe (Little Haru) One obstacle: he doesn’t even know she exists.Īnother of Haru and Hiromi's schoolmates who is a competitive table tennis player. Unfortunately, Natoru is constantly getting under foot and ruining his plans.Ī schoolmate who Haru has a big crush on. The Cat King's elderly and extremely loyal adviser, he is not entirely trustful of the King's arranged marriage and does his best to quietly stop it. She is a beautiful cat and has found an admirer in Prince Lune.Ī determined cat who is endlessly running after Haru, he is a high-standing servant of the King and is blissfully ignorant of the havoc he wreaks in kidnapping Haru. Saved as a kitten by Haru, Yuki is determined to set things right and does her best to get Haru back to the human kingdom. He is unaware of the schemings of his father when he discovers his father's plan, he steps in to save the day. Prince of the Cat Kingdom and, he is the entire opposite of his father, The Cat King. When she tries to escape he gives chase, seemingly oblivious to her unwillingness to go through with the wedding.
The Cat King is fat and deranged and is instantly devoted to Haru and quickly becomes over-protective of her and refuses to listen to her protests at marrying Lune. The figurehead of a statue that sits outside the Cat Bureau, he can be brought to life as a large, intelligent crow, who has an extreme dislike of Muta (Muta returns these feelings)
He’s hard to please but deep down he’s just a big marshmallow! (Literally!) (Also seen in Whisper of the Heart as Moon) Whether it’s storming the Cat King's castle or fighting for his life, he does it all with a cane and top hat. When Haru comes to him for help, he is happy to come to her aid. He is an artisan’s statue somehow been brought to life. Haru’s best friend who, unlike Haru, seems to have things pretty planned out.Īs the owner of the strange ‘Cat Bureau’ he is known as helper to all. It seems no one who can save her that is, until the eccentric Baron comes into her life. As a thank-you, the Cat King plans to take her to his kingdom with the intention of having her marry Lune. This all changes when she saves Prince Lune. A schoolgirl whose life seems to be in constant disarray.