Haru beleeft een doodnormale schooldag, maar wanneer ze met een vriendinnetje naar huis loopt gebeurt er iets merkwaardigs. Ze redt een kat die bijna werd overreden door een auto, en tot haar verbazing staat het dier op en bedankt haar. Haru is perplex maar haar moeder herinnert haar aan een vergelijkbaar voorval van toen ze nog klein was. 's Avonds blijkt er een processie van katten op straat plaats te vinden.
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| Writing | 吉田玲子 | Screenplay |
| Production | Hideyuki Takai | Executive Producer |
| Production | 松下武義 | Executive Producer |
| Production | 高橋望 | Producer |
| Art | 田中直哉 | Art Direction |
| Production | 相原宏徳 | Executive Producer |
| Production | 氏家齊一郎 | Executive Producer |
| Sound | 野見祐二 | Original Music Composer |
| Production | 星野康二 | Executive Producer |
| Production | 鈴木敏夫 | Producer |
| Directing | 森田宏幸 | Director |
| Visual Effects | Tadashi Hiramatsu | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 宮本佐和子 | Key Animation |
| Art | 森田宏幸 | Storyboard Artist |
| Visual Effects | 佐藤勝史 | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | 後藤健男 | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | 福士享 | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | 福島敏行 | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | 井上鋭 | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | 鳥山将司 | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | 尾崎和孝 | Animation Director |
| Sound | 野口透 | Sound Effects |
| Crew | 榊原豊彦 | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | 君島繁 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 堀越弘伸 | Compositing Artist |
| Art | 飯島弘志 | Painter |
| Writing | 柊あおい | Comic Book |
| Writing | 宮崎駿 | Original Story |
| Visual Effects | 松本憲生 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 三笠修 | Color Designer |
| Editing | 内田恵 | Editor |
| Editing | 武宮むつみ | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Kentaro Takahashi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Chiyoshi Tanaka | Producer |
| Sound | 北田雅也 | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | 佐藤好春 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 友永和秀 | Key Animation |
| Sound | Akihiko Ono | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | 秦綾子 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 松尾真理子 | Key Animation |
| Production | Ayumi Sato | Casting Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | 青山浩行 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 田中雄一 | Key Animation |
| Production | Motohiro Hatanaka | Casting Coordinator |
| Production | Naomi Yasu | Casting Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | 小丸敏之 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mineko Ueda | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 横堀久雄 | Key Animation |
| Sound | 帆苅幸雄 | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Makoto Sumiya | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | 関口淳 | Key Animation |
| Sound | Kazumi Inaki | Music Producer |
| Production | Akio Ichimura | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Junichi Nishioka | Public Relations |
| Sound | Kayoko Morozumi | Foley Recordist |
| Visual Effects | 中村勝利 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 西尾鉄也 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 武内宣之 | Key Animation |
| Production | Shogo Komagata | Production Supervisor |
| Production | 鳥羽洋典 | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Shuji Inoue | Foley Mixer |
| Visual Effects | 道籏義宣 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 中路景子 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masahiro Koyama | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 大橋実 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 山田伸一郎 | Key Animation |
| Sound | Takamune Negishi | Music Arranger |
| Production | Atsushi Kamimura | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ryosuke Kiyokawa | Production Assistant |
| Production | Yuichiro Mochizuki | Production Assistant |
| Directing | 鶴岡耕次郎 | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Yuji Tan | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | 山田雄三 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 鈴木美千代 | Key Animation |
| Production | Eiko Fujitsu | Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | 赤堀重雄 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 栗尾昌宏 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 志村恵美子 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 山口賢一 | Key Animation |
| Sound | Takuo Yamamoto | Music Arranger |
| Crew | Shokichi Arai | Public Relations |
| Production | Sueko Sawanuma | Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Hiroaki Hirabayashi | Color Timer |
| Sound | 岡瀬晶彦 | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | 清水恵子 | Key Animation |
| Production | Toshio Miyakawa | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | 毛利志乃舞 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Teiichi Takiguchi | Key Animation |
| Crew | Yumiko Ukai | Public Relations |
| Production | 石井朋彦 | Associate Producer |
| Visual Effects | 三原三千夫 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 森川聡子 | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Tadashi Okumura | Key Animation |
| Production | 藤巻直哉 | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | 佐々木美和 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 横田匡史 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 大谷敦子 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 大塚伸治 | Key Animation |
| Production | Taishi Ishida | Production Supervisor |
| Production | 奥田誠治 | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | 宮崎なぎさ | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 杉江敏治 | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | 山川浩臣 | Key Animation |
| Production | Tomoki Horaguchi | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Hisayo Itou | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Tamami Yamamoto | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Nobuko Shiraki | Public Relations |
| Production | Mitsu Watanabe | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Keiyo Yasuda | Production Supervisor |
| Production | 宮崎駿 | Production Coordinator |
