My Neighbor Totoro

Name: My Neighbor Totoro
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1990-07-13
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 8.20
Cast: Shigesato Itoi, Chika Sakamoto, Sumi Shimamoto, Noriko Hidaka

– Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

8.20 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 26 Minutes

Release Year:

1988

Original Name:

となりのトトロ

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - Also known as となりのトトロ

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.

Styles:

Sweet, Scenic, Fairy Tale, Offbeat, Feel Good, Emotional, Touching, Stylized, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

1950s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Japan

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Genre:

Fantasy, Animation, Family

Editor's Pick for:

Preschoolers, Kids, Family Outing

Release Date:

13 Jul 1990

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:

G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Directed by:

Hayao Miyazaki

Story Written By:

Hayao Miyazaki

Main Actors:

Shigesato Itoi, Chika Sakamoto, Sumi Shimamoto, Noriko Hidaka

Plot:

Two young girls, Satsuki and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuki 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.

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Production Company:

Tokuma Shoten

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

8.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

94%

Metacritic:

86%