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My Neighbor Totoro
(1988)
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Cast
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Toshiyuki Amagasa | ... |
Kanta
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| Paul Butcher | ... |
Kanta
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Nanny
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| Cheryl Chase | ... |
Mei (Troma version)
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Shigeru Chiba | ... |
Kusakari-Otoko
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Lara Cody | ... |
Farm Girl (Troma version)
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Natalie Core | ... |
Nanny (Troma version)
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| Tim Daly | ... |
Professor Kusakabe
(voice) (as Timothy Daly)
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| Dakota Fanning | ... |
Satsuki (2005 Disney version)
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Elle Fanning | ... | |
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Kenneth Hartman | ... |
Kanta (Troma version)
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Noriko Hidaka | ... |
Satsuki
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Akiko Hiramatsu | ... |
(voice)
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Masashi Hirose | ... |
Kanta no otôsan
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Shigesato Itoi | ... |
Tatsuo Kusakabe
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Two young girls, Satsuke and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuke and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures. Written by Christopher E. Meadows <cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu>
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Country:
JapanLanguage:
JapaneseRelease Date:
16 April 1988 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
My Neighbor Totoro See more »Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Dolby (Stereo)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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A car with Nekkobus (Catbus) markings can be seen in the upper left corner of the screen in the last scene in Tokyo when Mater is celebrating his win See more »
("My Neighbor Totoro")
Lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki
Composed by Joe Hisaishi
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The movie initially did not do well at the box office, and did not break even until about two years after the release when stuffed dolls based on the King Totoro character hit the shelves. See more »Goofs
When Mei and Satsuki are running back home from school because of the rain, Mei trips and there is mud on her skirt. After a few scenes, her skirt does not have the mud. See more »Crazy Credits
The ending sequence has animation of Totoro and some of the characters from the film walking. See more »Connections
Referenced in Tokyo Mater (2008)A car with Nekkobus (Catbus) markings can be seen in the upper left corner of the screen in the last scene in Tokyo when Mater is celebrating his win See more »
Soundtracks
"Tonari no Totoro"("My Neighbor Totoro")
Lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki
Composed by Joe Hisaishi
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Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro is a film that should be able to put a smile on any viewers face, and without a doubt, it'll take you on one of the most whimsical and fantastic journey's ever.
My Neighbor Totoro is a story that definitely something children can relate with, as i watched this with someone, they immediately paused the film and asked if this reminded me of being 4 years old again. This film really connects with people. But it's far from a quality nostalgia piece, it's well animated, beautiful, avoids cliché stereotypes (from both typical of the Anime genre and Children's Fantasy films), and is beautifully filmed (see scenes such as the girls waiting for the bus with Totoro and the scene where the magic nuts and seeds grow with the help of Totoro).
Even the English dub done by Fox isn't as bad everyone states. I've seen the Japanese version, and i'd have to say it's a mixed-bag between having Mei's voice sounds a bit too bratty for the English version, or having the Father's voice sound a bit awkward and perhaps not as caring in the Japanese version. Disney is said to be releasing a re-dub in mid-to-late 2005, so perhaps that will even out the controversy.
This film may not reach the heights of other Anime classics (mainly it's double bill with Grave of the Fireflies, or Miyazaki's other masterpieces Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away), however this will definitely be high on any film lovers list, and is definitely a high water mark of it's genre.
A solid 9/10, This film is next to impossible to watch without it pushing a smile out of your face.