My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Movie · G · 86 min · ★ 8.1 · 91% critics
Two sisters move to the countryside with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and they soon discover the forest is home to magical spirits. When the youngest child runs away, the older sister searches for help from these friendly beings to bring her back.
Also known as My Neighbour Totoro
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Details
- Original title
- となりのトトロ
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-04-16
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (8,828 votes)
- Box office
- $30,574,632
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a cozy, wonder-filled fantasy about family and nature; Not for you if you need a heavy, conflict-driven story like Spirited Away or Ponyo.
Pros: cozy childhood magic; whimsical spirits; beautiful animation | Cons: light, thin plot; may feel predictable; some find it unchallenging
Themes
- mother
- sibling relationship
- village
- leave
- rural area
- hospital
- new neighbor
- new home
- super power
- magical creature
- anime
Awards & recognition
- Blue Ribbon Awards · 1988
- Kinema Junpo Award — Best Film of the Year · 1988
- Mainichi Film Awards · 1988
- Ōfuji Noburō Award · 1988
Cast & crew
Noriko Hidaka
as Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
as Mei Kusakabe (voice)
Hitoshi Takagi
as Totoro (voice)
Shigesato Itoi
as Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
as Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)
Tanie Kitabayashi
as Granny (voice)
Toshiyuki Amagasa
as Kanta Ogaki (voice)
Yuko Maruyama
as Kanta's Mother (voice)
Masashi Hirose
as Kanta's Father (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
as Kanta's Aunt (voice)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki