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Time for this voyage to take a TURN! @Gangsta Nancy Lam kindly lent her services to select the third in our ongoing mission to enjoy the canon of Studio Ghibli together.
"The Cat Returns", or "Neko no Ongaesi" (lit. The Cat's Repayment) is a bit of an oddity in the Ghibliverse. It's one of only a handful of movies not directed by Hayao Miyazaki, his son Goro, or Isao Takahata, and I think it's the only sequel - in the loosest possible sense. Let's call this a spiritual successor to 1995's Whisper of the Heart, just taking place in the Whisperverse and a curious cat statue being the only throughline.
"The Cat Returns" was the unlikely follow-up to the uber-hit "Spirited Away", and while it couldn't take the title of biggest grossing movie of all time from "Spirited Away", it still respectably landed on its feet in the top 10 of 2002.
It follows the story of schoolgirl Haru, whose life is turned upside down after saving a cat from an accident. She is forced to decide whether her ordinary life is worth trading for a life of fantasy.
And hey, if you hate it, it's only 75 minutes long.
HOW THIS WORKS
In a semi book club format, the films will be announced, and over the course of about 2 weeks we can watch it and let everyone know what we thought. I'll nominate someone to pick the next film each time, but maybe let's try not to blow all the famous ones first!
I was thinking 2 weeks should be enough time for most people to fit in a viewing at some point, but it's not strict so please come back when you have a chance, no pressure!
@Christian @Gangsta Nancy Lam @jivafox @COB @Haiku @ZenGiraffe @Lucille @KindaCool @Queen of the Bay @RaspberrySwirl @RJN @Beverley @big ron @ButterTart @Mats (let me know if you don't want to be tagged any more)
"The Cat Returns", or "Neko no Ongaesi" (lit. The Cat's Repayment) is a bit of an oddity in the Ghibliverse. It's one of only a handful of movies not directed by Hayao Miyazaki, his son Goro, or Isao Takahata, and I think it's the only sequel - in the loosest possible sense. Let's call this a spiritual successor to 1995's Whisper of the Heart, just taking place in the Whisperverse and a curious cat statue being the only throughline.
"The Cat Returns" was the unlikely follow-up to the uber-hit "Spirited Away", and while it couldn't take the title of biggest grossing movie of all time from "Spirited Away", it still respectably landed on its feet in the top 10 of 2002.
It follows the story of schoolgirl Haru, whose life is turned upside down after saving a cat from an accident. She is forced to decide whether her ordinary life is worth trading for a life of fantasy.
And hey, if you hate it, it's only 75 minutes long.
HOW THIS WORKS
In a semi book club format, the films will be announced, and over the course of about 2 weeks we can watch it and let everyone know what we thought. I'll nominate someone to pick the next film each time, but maybe let's try not to blow all the famous ones first!
I was thinking 2 weeks should be enough time for most people to fit in a viewing at some point, but it's not strict so please come back when you have a chance, no pressure!
@Christian @Gangsta Nancy Lam @jivafox @COB @Haiku @ZenGiraffe @Lucille @KindaCool @Queen of the Bay @RaspberrySwirl @RJN @Beverley @big ron @ButterTart @Mats (let me know if you don't want to be tagged any more)