Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs The Cat Returns
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.1/10 for The Cat Returns). The Cat Returns is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 1h 55m. The Cat Returns is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are adventure, animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
The Cat Returns| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | The Cat Returns | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 15m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | Hiroyuki Morita |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | Takayuki Yamada, Aki Maeda, Yoko Honna, Tetsu Watanabe, Ken Yasuda |
Synopsis
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
The Cat Returns
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
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