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My Neighbor Totoro

Original title: Tonari no Totoro
  • 1988
  • G
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
348K
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POPULARITY
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Cheryl Chase, Dakota Fanning, Noriko Hidaka, Lisa Michelson, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Frank Welker, and Elle Fanning in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
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When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.

  • Director
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Writer
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Stars
    • Hitoshi Takagi
    • Noriko Hidaka
    • Chika Sakamoto
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    348K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,561
    362
    • Director
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Writer
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Stars
      • Hitoshi Takagi
      • Noriko Hidaka
      • Chika Sakamoto
    • 571User reviews
    • 148Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #173
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations

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    Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Chika Sakamoto in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Chika Sakamoto and Hitoshi Takagi in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Noriko Hidaka and Hitoshi Takagi in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Noriko Hidaka and Chika Sakamoto in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    Noriko Hidaka and Chika Sakamoto in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

    Top cast

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    Hitoshi Takagi
    • Totoro
    • (voice)
    Noriko Hidaka
    • Satsuki
    • (voice)
    Chika Sakamoto
    • Mei
    • (voice)
    Shigesato Itoi
    • Tatsuo Kusakabe
    • (voice)
    Sumi Shimamoto
    Sumi Shimamoto
    • Yasuko Kusakabe
    • (voice)
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    • Granny
    • (voice)
    Hiroko Maruyama
    • Kanta's Mother
    • (voice)
    Machiko Washio
    • School teacher
    • (voice)
    Reiko Suzuki
    • Originator grandma
    • (voice)
    Masashi Hirose
    • Kanta's Father
    • (voice)
    Toshiyuki Amagasa
    • Kanta
    • (voice)
    Shigeru Chiba
    Shigeru Chiba
    • Kusakari-Otoko
    • (voice)
    Naoki Tatsuta
    Naoki Tatsuta
    • Cat Bus
    • (voice)
    • …
    Tarako
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Tomohiro Nishimura
    • Postal Messanger
    • (voice)
    Mitsuko Ishida
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Chie Kôjiro
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • (as Chie Koujiro)
    Daiki Nakamura
    • Man on Tractor
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Writer
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film is partially autobiographical. When Hayao Miyazaki and his brothers were children, his mother suffered from spinal tuberculosis for nine years, and spent much of her time hospitalized. It is implied, yet never revealed in the film, that Satsuki and Mei's mother also suffers from tuberculosis. He once said the film would have been too painful for him to make if the two protagonists were boys instead of girls.
    • Goofs
      When Mei is walking around with corn, a goat walks up and bears its large teeth. The goat shows a full set of upper and lower teeth. This is a mistake as goats do not have upper teeth.
    • Quotes

      Tatsuo Kusakabe: Trees and people used to be good friends. I saw that tree and decided to buy the house. Hope Mom likes it too. Okay, let's pay our respects then get home for lunch.

    • Crazy credits
      Drawings in the closing credits show the mother returning home in a taxi and having a bath with Satsuki and Mei. There is also the appearance of a baby dressed in blue, perhaps a younger sibling (brother?) for the girls.
    • Alternate versions
      The humorous line spoken at the start of the film, "Come out! Come out! Or we'll pull your eyeballs out!" was deemed 'politically incorrect' by Fox during the making of the English dub. The line is changed to "Come out! Come out!" in the Fox-Streamline English dub.
    • Connections
      Edited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Tonari no Totoro
      ("My Neighbor Totoro")

      Lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki

      Composed by Joe Hisaishi

    User reviews571

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    Featured review
    10/10
    This is a great film!
    There is no compulsory villain in this wonderfully animated film, no moral lessons, no standard blue print story, and the characters will definitely not break out in a song. Thank God! It's simply a great film for all ages. Don't mind if the soundtrack isn't dubbed to your native language, my kids (4 and 6 years old) could easily follow the story with just a few helpers. Japanese is a wonderful language. The film has great direction, beautiful backgrounds and a mystical, pleasant aura throughout. There's nothing like this, I promise you. It's idyllic, for the most part, but still with an exciting story that unfolds into something very unexpected.
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    • Spectravideo
    • Jan 1, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Site (Japan)
      • Official Site (United States)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Mi vecino Totoro
    • Production companies
      • Tokuma Japan Communications
      • Studio Ghibli
      • Nibariki
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,250,213
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $539,245
      • Sep 30, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,574,632
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo

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