Overview:
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.| Original Title: | となりのトトロ |
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| Status: | Released (1988-04-16) |
| Awards: | 5 wins & 2 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $2,250,213 |
| Screen: | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Productions: | Studio Ghibli, Nibariki, Tokuma Shoten |
| Production Countries: | Japan |
| Spoken Languages: | 日本語 |
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Casts
- 55662: Noriko Hidaka - Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)
- 55664: Chika Sakamoto - Mei Kusakabe (voice)
- 55663: Hitoshi Takagi - Totoro (voice)
- 55665: Shigesato Itoi - Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
- 613: Sumi Shimamoto - Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)
- 55666: Tanie Kitabayashi - Granny (voice)
- 1011400: Toshiyuki Amagasa - Kanta Ogaki (voice)
Crews
- 636: Joe Hisaishi - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 608: Hayao Miyazaki - Writer - Writing
- 90162: Eiko Tanaka - Line Producer - Production
- 1697: Takeshi Seyama - Editor - Editing
- 19595: Yasuyoshi Tokuma - Executive Producer - Production
- 608: Hayao Miyazaki - Director - Directing
- 55667: Tooru Hara - Producer - Production
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Reviews
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**"Childhood" in a movie.** This is just perfection - a perfect way to while away time and reconnect with your youth. Everything is outstanding in this film, but especially the way it can emote your sense of wonder and imagination. I wish I could have watched this as a chil ....
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(SPOILER ALERT) I was delighted to see this subtle/multi-layered tale unfold, which seemed to play well to both a childhood audience, keen on likable characters/compelling imagination, and adults with a deeper appreciation for the symbolic backstory. Like most of Miyazaki's f ....
Continue reading ->r96sk
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Aggressively cute. <em>'My Neighbor Totoro'</em> holds an extremely hearty story, one told via impeccably beautiful animation. Noriko Hidaka and Chika Sakamoto standout as Satsuki and Mei, the relationship between those two characters is so sweet. They do get a bit shouty in parts ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Though maybe the story here is a bit on the thin side, this is still glorious mix of family and fantasy from the hand-drawn animation of the gifted Hayao Miyazaki. It's all about two sisters - "Mei" and "Satsuki" who travel with their father to a new, rather rustic, home. It's all a ....
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