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Tonari no Totoro (1988)

G 86 min  -  Animation | Adventure | Family  -   16 April 1988 (Japan)
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When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki
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Cast

Credited cast:
Toshiyuki Amagasa Toshiyuki Amagasa ...
Kanta (voice)
Paul Butcher Paul Butcher ...
Kanta (voice: English version)
Pat Carroll ...
Nanny (voice: English version)
Cheryl Chase ...
Mei (Troma version) (voice: English version)
Shigeru Chiba Shigeru Chiba ...
Kusakari-Otoko (voice)
Lara Cody Lara Cody ...
Farm Girl (Troma version) (voice: English version)
Natalie Core Natalie Core ...
Nanny (Troma version) (voice: English version)
Tim Daly ...
Professor Kusakabe (voice: English version) (as Timothy Daly)
Dakota Fanning ...
Satsuki (2005 Disney version) (voice: English version)
Elle Fanning ...
Mei Kusakabe (2005 Disney version) (voice: English version)
Kenneth Hartman Kenneth Hartman ...
Kanta (Troma version) (voice: English version)
Noriko Hidaka Noriko Hidaka ...
Satsuki (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu Akiko Hiramatsu ...
(voice)
Masashi Hirose Masashi Hirose ...
Kanta no otôsan (voice)
Shigesato Itoi Shigesato Itoi ...
Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
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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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Plot Keywords:

Girl | Forest Spirit | Spirit | Soot | Children  | See more »

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

My Neighbor Totoro See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Stereo)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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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

Continuity: The color of the umbrella handle that Kanta offers Satsuki changes. See more »

Quotes

Mei Kusakabe: To-to-ro? You're Totoro!... I bet you're Totoro...
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Crazy Credits

The ending sequence has animation of Totoro and some of the characters from the film walking. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Mimi wo sumaseba (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"Tonari no Totoro"
("My Neighbor Totoro")
Lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki
Composed by Joe Hisaishi See more »