It is clearly the novel that the Heroine in that movie was writing or at least the second in the series. Unlike WHISPERS, THE CAT RETURNS is set completely in a fantasy world. It starts with no good deed going unpunished as a school girl rescues a cat from a truck, only to find out he is the Prince of Cats and as reward his father plans to have her marry. Of course that entails her turning into a cat. Obviously our heroine wants none of this and the story becomes one of her rescue. Delightful light piece of fluff with no heavy messages, but still well worth seeing. 5 stars
Well you can tell what i did this weekend - I marathoned Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki movies. You can look at this movie in a way as a continuation of WHISPERS OF THE HEART