Family adventure from the godfather of Japanese animation Hayao Miyazaki, following two young girls who befriend an enormous cat-bear creature...
Family adventure from the godfather of Japanese animation Hayao Miyazaki, following two young girls who befriend an enormous cat-bear creature sleeping in a nearby forest.
With their ill mother in hospital, 10-year-old Satsuki (Dakota) and her younger sister Mei (Elle) live with their father in their new rural home. One day, Mei notices an odd little creature retreating into the woods. When she gives chase, she eventually stumbles upon a massive harmless beast, which she names Totoro. Eventually convincing her sister of the adorable creature’s existence, they explore the world with magical wonder via a flying cat bus.
Sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning provide the English voiceover for the two respective siblings.
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94 %62 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
94 %91,811 reviewsAudience score rating
9+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"It's full of benign spirituality, prelapsarian innocence and joyous discovery, all rooted in a carefully detailed reality."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"(The) tone is so relentlessly goody-goody that it crosses the line from sweet into saccharine..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Whenever I watch it, I smile, and smile, and smile... a little sad, a little scary, a little surprising and a little informative, just like life itself."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Miyazaki has essentially padded a television half-hour into a sluggish theatrical feature."
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Variety
Variety"Its unassuming demeanor belies a thematic foundation built on a faith in humanity rare in contemporary cinema..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Miyazaki's ode to childhood is a thing of wonder... the film has a pure spirit that cannot be denied."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"(It) remains an animated achievement almost without parallel."
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Time Out
Time Out"Miyazaki... effectively captures the feeling of a child’s life, inside as well as out..."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"It exemplifies Ghibli’s style of fanciful realism..."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"The movie has a lulling, gently wry quality..."
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Seattle Times
Seattle TimesMy Neighbour Totoro | Details
- Rating
- U, Contains infrequent mild scary scenes
- Runtime
- 86
- Genre
- Fantasy, Kids & Family
- Country of origin
- Japan
