Mei and the Kittenbus (2002)

Adventure
Animation
Fantasy

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.

Cast

Neko Bâchan (Voice)
Hayao Miyazaki
Mei (Voice)
Chika Sakamoto
(Voice)
H Hiroaki Suzuki
(Voice)
H Hiroshi Ootaki

Crew

Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Writer
Hayao Miyazaki
Original Music Composer
Joe Hisaishi
Producer
Toshio Suzuki
Animation
M Masako Sakano
Director of Photography
Atsushi Okui
Editor
Takeshi Seyama
Art Direction
R Ryoko Ina
Production Manager
N Nozomu Takahashi
Production Manager
H Hiroyuki Watanabe
Second Unit Director
M Masayuki Miyaji
Sound Effects Editor
R Ryuuichi Mori
Sound Effects Editor
M Michihiro Itou
Sound Engineer
S Shuji Inoue
Music Producer
I Ikuko Okamoto
Music Producer
K Kazumi Inaki
Animation Director
M Makiko Futaki
Animation Director
S Sachiko Sugino
Animation Director
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Key Animation
A Atsushi Tamura
Key Animation
H Hiroomi Yamakawa
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Morita
Key Animation
K Kaori Fujii
Key Animation
K Kazuyoshi Onoda
Key Animation
K Kenichi Yamada
Key Animation
K Koujirou Tsuruoka
Key Animation
M Makiko Suzuki
Key Animation
M Masaru Matsuse
Key Animation
M Masaru Ooshiro
Key Animation
M Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
M Misuzu Kurata
Key Animation
M Mitsu Noguchi
Key Animation
Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Key Animation
T Tamami Yamada