Story Line
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.
“He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!”
Top Cast
Noriko Hidaka
Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
Mei Kusakabe (voice)
Hitoshi Takagi
Totoro (voice)
Shigesato Itoi
Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)
Tanie Kitabayashi
Granny (voice)
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Rating
8.1/ 10
Release Date
1988-04-16
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
FantasyAnimationFamily
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User Reviews (5)
sykobanana
9/10
•5/17/2020**"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...
20thCentury
No rating•7/20/2020
(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 backsto...
r96sk
8/10
•1/27/2024Aggressively 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....
ARGMAN
6/10
•3/4/2024cute & sweet. that's it