Mei and the Kittenbus

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Mei and the Kittenbus
めいとこねこバス
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki
Starring Chika Sakamoto

Hayao Miyazaki

Music by Joe Hisaishi
Release date(s) 2003 Limited release in Ghibli Museum only
Running time 13 minutes 43 seconds
Language Japanese

Mei and the Kittenbus (めいとこねこバス Mei to Konekobasu?) is a short sequel to the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro from Studio Ghibli. It was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It concentrates on the character of Mei Kusakabe from the original film and her adventures one night with the Kittenbus (offspring of the Catbus from the film) and other cat-oriented vehicles.

Mei and the Kittenbus is only regularly shown in the Ghibli Museum in Japan.[1] The only showings outside Japan has been to John Lasseter and co. of Pixar in honor of the U.S. release of Spirited Away [2], and once more at a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation fundraiser a few days later. [3] Chika Sakamoto, who voiced Mei in Totoro, returned to voice Mei in this short. Hayao Miyazaki himself did the voice of the Neko Ba-chan as well as Totoro.

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  1. ^ 三鷹の森 ジブリ美術館 - 映像展示室 土星座. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
  2. ^ Synopsis - Page 1. Lasseter-San, Arigato (Thank You, Mr. Lasseter). Nausicaa.Net. Retrieved on 2006-04-29.
  3. ^ Synopsis - Page 6. Lasseter-San, Arigato (Thank You, Mr. Lasseter). Nausicaa.Net. Retrieved on 2006-05-23.

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