"JesuOtaku Anime Reviews" The Cat Returns (TV Episode 2012)
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The Cat Returns is #5."WatchMojo" Top 10 Best Studio Ghibli Movies (TV Episode 2016)
The Cat Returns gets an honorable mention."Schaffrillas Productions" Every Studio Ghibli Movie Ranked (TV Episode 2021)
The film is ranked #15; Schaff praises it for its humor.
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
One of the secondary characters has the same name
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
After the fall of the Imperial house of the peacock, Poe and the five must go at the top of the falling tower to find the exit just as in The Cat Returns when Haru must climb the tower to go out of the cat's kingdom."Nostalgia Critic" Angry Birds (TV Episode 2018)
Mentioned as one of the movies that uses the "main character is running late for something" trope."AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast" Uh... Meow? (Podcast Episode 2019)
Mentioned in dialogue."AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast" Barney's Big Blockbuster (Podcast Episode 2019)
Brought up as a film made by Studio Ghibli."AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast" The Big 100 (Podcast Episode 2020)
Mentioned in dialogue.
Labyrinth (1986)
Several shots of the labyrinth near the end of the film resemble shots from Labyrinth. The moving walls (strapped to cats) also bear a striking resemblance to tricks in Labyrinth.Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Both films feature a scene where the title character chases the same cat, Muta
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
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