Fantasy ·Animation ·Family · Japan · 1988 · 1h 26m

My Neighbor Totoro

となりのトトロ

My Neighbor Totoro poster
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
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)
Crew
Hisao Shirai — Director of Photography Takeshi Seyama — Editor Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer Hayao Miyazaki — Screenplay Tooru Hara — Producer Toshio Suzuki — Producer
Tagline

He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer My Neighbor Totoro — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
mothersibling relationshipvillageleaverural areahospitalnew neighbornew homesuper powermagical creatureanime
Key Collaborators
Hayao Miyazaki Director Hisao Shirai Director of Photography Takeshi Seyama Editor Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay Tooru Hara Producer Toshio Suzuki Producer
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