My Neighbor Totoro

8.3 Score

1988 • 1h 26min • G • Fantasy, Animation, Family

My Neighbor Totoro

"He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!"

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.

IMDb 8.1

RT 95%

MC 87

Director

Writer

Composer

Top Cast

Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka

Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)

Chika Sakamoto

Chika Sakamoto

Mei Kusakabe (voice)

Hitoshi Takagi

Hitoshi Takagi

Totoro (voice)

Shigesato Itoi

Shigesato Itoi

Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Granny (voice)

Toshiyuki Amagasa

Toshiyuki Amagasa

Kanta Ogaki (voice)

Yuko Maruyama

Yuko Maruyama

Kanta's Mother (voice)

🥰 Warm & Fuzzy 🥹 Nostalgic 🧸 Cozy

🙂 Enjoyed 🥹 Nostalgic 🧸 Cozy

Acting Plot

Best: Noriko Hidaka

Emotions

🙂 Enjoyed 🥹 Nostalgic 🧸 Cozy

Acting

Worked for me Strong performances Best: Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi

Plot

Didn't work for me Cringe dialogue

Visuals

Worked for me Memorable imagery Gorgeous animation

🥺 Moved 😊 Wholesome 🧸 Cozy

🥰 Warm & Fuzzy 😊 Wholesome 🥹 Nostalgic +1

Acting Plot

Best: Chika Sakamoto

Emotions

🥰 Warm & Fuzzy 😊 Wholesome 🥹 Nostalgic 🧸 Cozy

Acting

Worked for me Strong performances Scene-stealer moments Best: Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi

Plot

Worked for me Easy to follow Fresh storytelling

Visuals

Worked for me Lighting / mood Gorgeous animation

🙂 Enjoyed 😊 Wholesome 🥹 Nostalgic

Acting Visuals

Best: Noriko Hidaka

Emotions

🙂 Enjoyed 😊 Wholesome 🥹 Nostalgic

Acting

Worked for me Strong performances Best: Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi

Visuals

Worked for me Memorable imagery Gorgeous animation

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