The Cat Returns
Movie • 2002 • Adventure
ReportHaru, a schoolgirl bored by her ordinary routine, saves the life of an unusual cat and suddenly her world is transformed beyond anything she ever imagined. The Cat King rewards her good deed with a flurry of presents, including a very shocking proposal of marriage to his son! Haru embarks on an unexpected journey to the Kingdom of Cats where her eyes are opened to a whole other world.
This movie contains 6 potentially triggering events.
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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alba04
The main character is systematically followed by cats who intend to invite and later kidnap her.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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HeadphonesCinderella
No, but the cats seem to have a disconnect as to why the main character doesn’t want to marry their prince. Instead of listening, they try to convince her that it’s a good idea.
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Addiction
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Animal
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HeadphonesCinderella
No, but one cat mentions that they would have starved if another character didn’t feed them. In a flashback, the cat looks sad and dirty.
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Are animals abused?
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alba04
Not by humans, but animals are shown to be cruel to each other.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Livski
Muta has a false death, where he is shown to be drowned in a massive jelly pot, but wakes up soon after. The main character gets distressed over it though.
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Does a cat die?
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A cat nearly gets hit by a bus, but gets saved at the last second.
Other cats are presumed executed by the king cat, but it’s not shown so they may not have died.
Other cats are presumed executed by the king cat, but it’s not shown so they may not have died.
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Assault
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The cat king kinda flirts with the high school character
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Is someone restrained?
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SpaghettiWolf
A few times in the film, played largely for laughs.
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alba04
But the main character narrowly escapes from being forced into an unwanted marriage.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Livski
There is a scene where a characters fur is sliced off, but the character slicing is so fast you don’t see it, and only see the fur coming off.
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Is there body horror?
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MysticQueen
I mean, if you'd call slowly turning into a cat body horror, then yeah? Most of it happens off-screen, but you do see Haru grow whiskers like once or twice.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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SpaghettiWolf
It is thought that a chracter has drowned, but we later discover that he did not.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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MysticQueen
Giant cat jumps into a thing of catnip jelly. He is presumed dead, but he wasn't.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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HeadphonesCinderella
No, but there’s a scene where someone is falling from a great height.
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Children
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Muta eats too much catnip jelly and is unconscious for a while because of it.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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HeadphonesCinderella
The film’s plot is centered around the main character being taken away by cats to marry their prince.
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Fear
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Gross
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Large-scale Violence
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Can you imagine if there were?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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alba04
A large cat is trapped in a vessel full of liquid.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
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Some of the cat meows in this movie sound a bit similar and could potentially be triggering if this is a trigger for you
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there fat jokes?
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Muta, a large, round cat, is the b**t of many of these.
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Is there bestiality?
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No, but the premise is that the main character (a human) becomes betrothed against her will to a cat. She transforms into a cat for much of the movie, so iif the marriage had gone through (it doesn’t) it wouldn’t have been a case of bestiality
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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The main character is objectified often by several cats
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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There is a stray kitten who gets fed a box of fox crackers
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Towards the beginning, when Harry saves a cat
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Does a car crash?
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A cat is almost hit by a bus, but is saved at the last minute.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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HeadphonesCinderella
No, but two characters almost get hit.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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alba04
No, but at one point, a cat seems to have drowned in a vessel full of liquid. He turns out to be fine.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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MysticQueen
Not nuclear, but one of the characters blows up a tower that the main characters are on.
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