Aoi Hiiragi (柊 あおい , Hiiragi Aoi , born November 22, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist born in Kamifukuoka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, though she grew up in Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi Prefecture.
 Hiiragi currently resides in Hakodate, Hokkaidō.
 Hiiragi made her manga debut with "Cobalt Blue no Hitoshizuku" in the manga magazine "Ribon Original" in 1984.
 Many consider stories such as "Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette" and "Gin'iro no Harmony" to be her masterpieces.
 However, she is known for her "Whisper of the Heart" manga, which was made into an anime film by Studio Ghibli.
 "Baron, Neko no Danshaku", was also animated by Studio Ghibli and released as "The Cat Returns".
 While a sequel of sorts, it is not a continuation of the story found in "Whisper".
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (Japanese: 雲のように 風のように , Hepburn: Kumo no yō ni Kaze no yō ni ) is an anime television film in Japan produced by Studio Pierrot for NTV and based on the novel by Ken'ichi Sakemi.
 It is often incorrectly thought to be produced by Studio Ghibli due to the character designs by Katsuya Kondō (who has worked on many Ghibli films), partially due to an error in its first fan translation that attributed the screenplay to Hayao Miyazaki instead of Akira Miyazaki, and the higher quality of the animation for a TV movie.
 However, Studio Ghibli had no involvement in the film.
Yoshifumi Kondō (近藤 喜文 , Kondō Yoshifumi , March 31, 1950 – January 21, 1998) was a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years.
 He was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
 He worked as an animation director on "Anne of Green Gables", "Sherlock Hound", "Kiki's Delivery Service", "Only Yesterday" and "Princess Mononoke".
 Kondō directed the animated film "Whisper of the Heart", and was expected to become one of the top directors at Studio Ghibli, alongside Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and to become their eventual successor.
Katsuya Kondō (近藤 勝也 , Kondō Katsuya , born June 2, 1963 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director.
 He is best known for his character design work on the Studio Ghibli films "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "Ocean Waves", as well as the PlayStation game "Jade Cocoon".
 His character designs are considered the epitome of the Studio Ghibli style.
Makiko Futaki (June 19, 1958 – May 13, 2016) was a Japanese animator best known for her work at Studio Ghibli for more than thirty years.
 Futaki, who joined Studio Ghibli in 1981, worked on all of Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature films, beginning with "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" in 1984.
 Her best known Studio Ghibli's productions include "My Neighbor Totoro" (1988), "Princess Mononoke" (1997), "Spirited Away" (2001), which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004).
 Her last film credit was Hiromasa Yonebayashi's "When Marnie Was There" (2014), which is Studio Ghibli's final feature film to date.
The Ghibli Museum (三鷹の森ジブリ美術館 , Mitaka no Mori Jiburi Bijutsukan , Mitaka Forest Ghibli Museum) is a museum showcasing the work of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli.
 It is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, a western city of Tokyo, Japan.
 The museum combines features of a children's museum, technology museum, and a fine arts museum, and is dedicated to the art and technique of animation.
 Some features include a replica of the Catbus from "My Neighbor Totoro" (1988), a café, bookstore, rooftop garden, and a theater for exclusive short films by Studio Ghibli.
The Cat Returns (Japanese: 猫の恩返し , Hepburn: Neko no Ongaeshi , lit.
 "The Cat's Repayment") is a 2002 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita of Studio Ghibli, produced by Toshio Suzuki and Nozomu Takahashi, written by Reiko Yoshida, based on "The Cat Returns" by Aoi Hiiragi with music by Yuji Nomi, and stars Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Tetsu Watanabe, Yosuke Saito, Aki Maeda and Tetsurō Tamba.
 A spin-off of "Whisper of the Heart", it was theatrically released in Japan on July 20, 2002 through Toho and in 2005 in the United States through Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
 It received an Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival.
 GKIDS will re-issue the movie on Blu-ray & DVD under a new deal with Studio Ghibli.
Topcraft (トップクラフト, also written "Top Craft") was a Japanese anime studio established in 1971 by former Toei Animation producer Toru Hara.
 It was famous for doing animation for hand-drawn animation titles by Rankin/Bass and for the production of "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" and "".
 The studio went bankrupt and dissolved in June 15, 1985 essentially splitting the studio in half.
 Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata bought the studio when laying off most of its animation staff and changed its name to Studio Ghibli.
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 Topcraft's animators later formed another studio called Pacific Animation Corporation to continue to work with Rankin/Bass on shows like "ThunderCats" and "Silverhawks" but eventually joined Ghibli once the studio was bought out by Disney and became Walt Disney Animation Japan.
 Some animators like Tsuguyuki Kubo went to work for other anime studios such as Studio Pierrot working on "Naruto" and "Bleach" for them.
 In the end the buy out of Topcraft made the studio into the birth of Studio Ghibli.
 Topcraft's founder Toru Hara became Studio Ghibli's first manager.
Naohisa Inoue (井上 直久 , Inoue Naohisa , born in 1948 in Osaka, Japan) is a fantasy artist influenced by both the Surrealism and Impressionism movements.
 Most of his paintings are set in the fantastical land of Iblard (イバラード , Ibarādo ) .
 He created reference and background art for the Studio Ghibli film "Whisper of the Heart" and also provided a cameo appearance as the voice of Minami.
 More recently, his works were given a more direct adaptation in the short film "The Day I Harvested a Star" (星をかった日 , Hoshi o Katta Hi ) which will be shown exclusively at the Ghibli Museum.
 He directed the 2007 OVA "Iblard Jikan", produced by Studio Ghibli.
Yuji Nomi (野見 祐二 , Nomi Yūji , born July 19, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese composer.
 His work includes the Studio Ghibli films "Whisper of the Heart" and "The Cat Returns".
 His mentor was Ryuichi Sakamoto, whom he helped with "The Last Emperor" and "The Wings of Honneamise".

Question:  Yuji Nomi is a Japanese composer work includes the Studio Ghibli films "Whisper of the Heart" and?
Answer: The Cat Returns