My Neighbor Totoro 1988
My Neighbor Totoro
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.
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.
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All 5 Videos & 91 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)
... Mei Kusakabe (voice)
... Totoro (voice)
... Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
... Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)
... Granny (voice)
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See All 2 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by sykobanana
**"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 child, I would have wanted to find Totoro and the Catbus, roar like Totoro, or sleep on his belly. Oh well...I will just have to imagine it. Its interesting to note this was released with Grave of the Fireflies, another Ghibli masterpiece, which I have summed up as being about innocence lost. **This movie is innocence maintained.**
Release Date:
Apr 16, 1988 (Japan)
Run Time:
1hr 26`
MMPA Rating:
G
Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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My Neighbor Totoro - My Neighbor Totoro
**"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 child, I would have wanted to find Totoro and the Catbus, roar like Totoro, or sleep on his belly. Oh well...I will just have to imagine it. Its interesting to note this was released with Grave of the Fireflies, another Ghibli masterpiece, which I have summed up as being about innocence lost. **This movie is innocence maintained.**
(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 films, there was an enormous focus on the power of the natural world. Whenever man perverts the natural world, the natural world seems to pushback. It appears as though the seldom seen Mother in the story is sick due to some mental/physical disconnect that she has likely had with the natural world. Through the unique power of children to tap into their imagination, especially children living outside the city and amongst nature, Miyazaki demonstrates the unique gift that children have to re-establish the lost bond between unhealthy adults and the healing power of the natural world. I was thoroughly impressed with how delicately Miyazaki established this bond between the two children, their imagination, and the natural world. Totoro, the lovable silent giant, is a great and unexpected metaphor for the healing power of the natural world and childhood imagination :)
Cast & Crew of
My Neighbor Totoro - My Neighbor Totoro
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
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Tetsuya Endo... Assistant Director
Cast
... Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)
... Mei Kusakabe (voice)
... Totoro (voice)
... Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
... Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)
... Granny (voice)
... Kanta Ogaki (voice)
... Kanta's Mother (voice)
... Kanta's Father (voice)
... Kanta's Aunt (voice)
... Teacher (voice)
... Catbus (voice)
... Postman (voice)
CK
Chie Koujiro... Michiko (voice)
... Ryoko (voice)
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Videos ( 5)
35th Anniversary Trailer
YouTube
Official Trailer [Subtitled]
YouTube
Official English Trailer
YouTube
Ghibli Fest 2019 Trailer
YouTube