My Neighbor Totoro
となりのトトロ
“ He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit! ”
CINEMA1988-04-16
DIGITAL2016-03-01
RegionJP
Runtime86 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A gentle fusion of childhood, rural life, and quiet fantasy that reveals the warmest side of Miyazaki's imagination.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Hayao Miyazaki
KEYWORDS
mothersibling relationshipvillageleaverural areahospitalnew neighbornew homesuper powermagical creatureanime
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The Animated Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki
Armed with pure brushstrokes of innocence, he built a sacred dreamland against modern absurdity.
A gentle fusion of childhood, rural life, and quiet fantasy that reveals the warmest side of Miyazaki's imagination.
