Ghibli Fest: The Cat Returns

Screening as part of Ghibli Fest 2026:
Don’t miss your chance to see this meow-gical Ghibli gem on the big screen.
Posters, Ramune, Pocky, and other Japanese snacks at the stand.
FRI July 10th at 4:45 PM DUBBED
SAT July 11th at 11:30 AM DUBBED
SAT July 11th at 9:45 PM SUBTITLED
SUN July 12th at 5:15 PM SUBTITLED
MON July 13th at 4:45 PM DUBBED
TUE July 14th at 4:45 PM DUBBED
WED July 15th at 5:00 PM SUBTITLED
It’s a full week of Ghibli!
Join us in July for our 13th annual Studio Ghibli chalk fest, followed by a WHOLE WEEK of four Ghibli favorites and underseen gems.
13th Annual Studio Ghibli Chalk Fest
(FREE TO ENTER)
7/11-12
Howl’s Moving Castle
Spirited Away
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
The Cat Returns
7/10-7/16
You can purchase tickets for each film individually, or you can purchase a GHIBLI FEST PASSPORT for UNLIMITED access to ALL our screenings throughout the week!
GHIBLI FEST PASSPORT PERKS:
– Starting Friday, July 10th, GHIBLI FEST PASSPORT holders can pickup a Stamp Rally card in the theater box office.
– Bring your Stamp Rally card to the theater box office to get stamped at the start of every show.
– Get all four stamps, and you will be entitled to one LARGE bucket of popcorn, as well as a souvenir magnet and sticker (while supplies last!).
From GKIDS:
In this pseudo-sequel to Whisper of the Heart, a quiet suburban schoolgirl, Haru, is pitched into a fantastical feline world and must find her inner strength to make her way back home. Walking with her friend after a dreary day at school, Haru eyes a cat with a small gift box in its mouth attempting to cross a busy street. The cat fumbles the package in the middle of the road as a truck is rapidly bearing down. Haru manages to scoop the cat away to safety. To her amazement, the cat then gets up on its hind legs, brushes itself off, and thanks her very politely.
Strange behavior indeed, but this is nothing compared to what happens later that evening when the King of Cats shows up in a feline motorcade replete with vassals, maidens, and even Secret Service cats. In a show of gratitude for saving his son’s life, the king cat showers Haru with gifts – including a large supply of individually wrapped live mice – and decrees that she shall marry the cat prince and come to live as a princess in the secret Kingdom of Cats.