(1988, dir. Hayao Miyazaki, w/ Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Shigesato Itoi) Two young girls, Satsuki and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuki and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures. (IMDB) (2002, dir. Hiroyuki Morita, w/ Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda, Takayuki Yamada) The Cat Returns will start at approximately 9:22pm, and finish at approximately 10:43pm. A young girl rescues a mysterious cat from traffic and soon finds herself the unwelcome recipient of gifts and favors from the King of the Cats, who also wants her to marry his son, Prince Lune. With the assistance of a fat, grouchy real cat and a an elegant cat statuette come to life (both characters featured in Studio Ghibli's earlier anime "Whisper of the Heart"), the girl visits the Cat Kingdom and narrowly escapes again. (IMDB)
My Neighbor Totoro
The Cat Returns
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