The Star of Cottonland

Synopsis

After two-month-old kitten Chibi-neko is abandoned by her former owners, she is found by 18-year-old Tokio. Although his mother is allergic to cats and has a great fear of them, she agrees to let him keep the kitten because she fears he is becoming too withdrawn after failing his university entrance exams. Chibi-neko soon falls in love with Tokio. In her own mind, Chibi-neko is a small human who speaks in human words, although people only ever seem to hear her meow, and she believes that all humans were once kittens like her. A stray cat tells Chibi-neko of a paradise called Cottonland, where dreams can come true.

Cast

Mina Tominaga

Chibi-neko (voice)

Bin Shimada

Tokio Suwano (voice)

Nachi Nozawa

Raphael (voice)

Michio Hazama

Tobio Suwano (voice)

Miyuki Ueda

Fumiko Suwano (voice)

Keiko Han

Mitsuko (voice)

Crew

Art

• Kazusuke Yoshihara Art Direction

Camera

• Masaaki Fujita Director of Photography

Directing

• Shin'ichi Tsuji Director

Production

• Tateo Haraya Producer

Sound

• Richard Clayderman Theme Song Performance
• Mitsuo Hagita Music Director

Writing

• Yumiko Oshima Story
• Yumiko Oshima Comic Book
• Masaki Tsuji Screenplay