The read
Scores higher than 98% of the 324 1980s fantasy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic87/100
9,086 audience votes
Key crew
- Hayao MiyazakiDirector
- Joe HisaishiOriginal Music Composer
- Hayao MiyazakiScreenplay
Cast
- Noriko HidakaSatsuki Kusakabe (voice)
- Chika SakamotoMei Kusakabe (voice)
- Hitoshi TakagiTotoro (voice)
- Shigesato ItoiTatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
- Sumi ShimamotoYasuko Kusakabe (voice)
- Tanie KitabayashiGranny (voice)
- Toshiyuki AmagasaKanta Ogaki (voice)
- Yuko MaruyamaKanta's Mother (voice)
- Masashi HiroseKanta's Father (voice)
- Reiko SuzukiKanta's Aunt (voice)
- Machiko WashioTeacher (voice)
- Naoki TatsutaCatbus (voice)
Stills
Movies like My Neighbor Totoro
Shows like My Neighbor Totoro
Themes
mothersibling relationshipvillageleaverural areahospitalnew neighbornew homesuper powermagical creatureanime
The Best Movies of 1988
My Neighbor Totoro is #2 of 60
