My Neighbor Totoro

8.1 1988 Hayao Miyazaki 1h 26m
Fantasy Animation Family
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.

Cast

Noriko Hidaka Noriko Hidaka Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)
Chika Sakamoto Chika Sakamoto Mei Kusakabe (voice)
Hitoshi Takagi Hitoshi Takagi Totoro (voice)
Shigesato Itoi Shigesato Itoi Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto Sumi Shimamoto Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)
Tanie Kitabayashi Tanie Kitabayashi Granny (voice)
Toshiyuki Amagasa Toshiyuki Amagasa Kanta Ogaki (voice)
Yuko Maruyama Yuko Maruyama Kanta's Mother (voice)

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Vibes

Chill Visually Stunning Crowd Pleaser

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with My Neighbor Totoro

Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service 1989
Miyazaki comfort double. No villains, just growing up and finding your place. Spirited Away
Spirited Away 2001
Miyazaki double bill. Two films that remind you what it felt like to believe in magic. Ponyo
Ponyo 2008
Miyazaki's gentlest magic. Two films about children who see wonder in the natural world that adults have forgotten.

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