The Things You Missed

Does Turning Red have a post-credit scene?

2022 · Domee Shi · 100 min

The answer

Yes — 1 post-credit scene

Yes. Once the credits finish, Mei's father Jin is in the basement listening to her 4*Town CDs and thoroughly enjoying them, while Ming calls for him from upstairs. It is a character payoff rather than a plot tease.

Runtime
100 min
Scenes
1
Where to look
After the credits
Verdict
Worth the wait

What actually happens

Yes, Turning Red has a post-credits scene, and it is the best kind — a joke that only works because the whole film built it.

After the credits, we find Jin, Mei's father, alone in the basement. He has one of Mei's *4\Town CDs on, he is listening to it properly, and he is enjoying it. Upstairs, Ming** is calling for him. He does not answer.

Everything about the film runs through that shot. Turning Red is a story about a household where wanting things is dangerous — where Mei hides her drawings, her music, her friends and eventually an entire second body from a mother whose approval is conditional on there being nothing to disapprove of. Jin spends the film as the calm one, the parent who does not push, the person who tells Mei that the panda is a part of her she gets to decide what to do with. The post-credits scene reveals that he has been running the same concealment strategy she has, on the same subject, in the same house, for however long.

It also lands the film's most generous idea: the secret is not shameful, it is just private. He is not hiding a vice. He is hiding the fact that he likes a boy band, because in that kitchen, liking things out loud has a cost.

There is nothing else after it — no sequel setup, no additional characters, and no bloopers. Just a man in a basement, having a nice time. Stay for it.

The short version

Is there a post-credit scene in Turning Red?
Yes — Turning Red has 1 post-credit scene. Yes. Once the credits finish, Mei's father Jin is in the basement listening to her 4*Town CDs and thoroughly enjoying them, while Ming calls for him from upstairs. It is a character payoff rather than a plot tease.
Do you need to stay through the credits of Turning Red?
Yes. Turning Red hides 1 post-credit scene in the credits roll, so leaving when the lights come up means missing it.

While you’re here

Turning Red hides 9 more things worth catching

The credits are the last thing this film hides, not the only one. 8 of the 9 entries are confirmed by an official source.

All 9 easter eggs in Turning Red

Last updated 2026-08-19 · Verdicts are checked against the theatrical cut. Spotted a change?