Mei and the Baby Cat Bus

Also known as Mei to Koneko Bus

Movie Finished 2002

A short film only screened at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. This work is a mini-sequel to the film My Neighbor Totoro. Mei is eating a caramel on one very windy day, when suddenly a whirlwind appears and starts chasing her. The whirlwind turns out to be a baby cat bus. Mei offers the kitten a caramel and the two become friends. That night, the baby cat bus visits Mei. Letting Mei ride inside him, he leaps out into the sky. They head for the midnight forest full of ghosts. Other cat buses large and small have also gathered together. In the forest, Mei encounters...

Studio
Studio Ghibli
Episodes
1 listed
Runtime
about 14 minutes per episode
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy

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Characters & voices

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Nekobasu
NekobasuMain character
Voice credit unavailableJapanese voice
Mei Kusakabe
Mei KusakabeMain character
Chika Sakamoto
Chika SakamotoJapanese voice
Totoro
TotoroSupporting character
Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao MiyazakiJapanese voice
Neko Baachan
Neko BaachanSupporting character
Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao MiyazakiJapanese voice
Satsuki Kusakabe
Satsuki KusakabeCharacter
Voice credit unavailableJapanese voice

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