Based on Neko no
Danshaku, Baron (literally "Baron, the Cat Baron") by Aoi HIIRAGI,
the movie follows Muta (the fat cat in Whisper
of the Heart) and Baron (also from Whisper) as they set
out to rescue a young girl named Haru who has wandered into the world
of cats.
Neko is a fantasy
adventure story directed by Hiroyuki
MORITA, with music by Yuuji NOMI (who also composed the music for
Whisper of the Heart), and a script by Reiko YOSHIDA. It was released in
theaters in Japan with Ghiblies Episode
II on July 19, 2002 by Toho.
It was produced by Toshio SUZUKI
with Hayao MIYAZAKI as the Executive
Producer.
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