The movie 'The Cat Returns,' a Japanese animated fantasy film produced by Studio Ghibli, was first released in Japan.
The English dubbed version of 'The Cat Returns' was released in North America, making the film accessible to a wider audience outside Japan.
Haru saves a cat, later revealed to be a magical creature named Muta, establishing her connection with the cat world.
Haru saves the life of the Cat Prince, Lelouch, who offers gratitude and invites her to the Cat Kingdom as a guest.
Haru is magically transported to the Cat Kingdom, where she is treated as a guest and exposed to the feline world’s customs.
The Cat King proposes that Haru marry his son, Lelouch, to be a princess of the Cat Kingdom, which shocks her.
Haru begins transforming into a cat, showing the magical effects of her prolonged stay in the Cat Kingdom.
Haru meets the Baron, a dapper cat statue that comes to life, and Toto, the crow; they aid her escape plan from the Cat Kingdom.
With Baron's help, Haru escapes the Cat Kingdom to return to her human world before fully turning into a cat.
Haru returns safely to the human world and reverses her transformation, reasserting her human identity and independence.
