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My Neighbor Totoro

Original title: Tonari no Totoro

“He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!”

1988 · 1 h 26 min
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Japan · Contemporary Asian Cinema · Animation and Puppet Film
AdventureAnimationComedy

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Cast

Voices of Noriko Hidaka Chika Sakamoto Shigesato Itoi

Credits

Written by: Hayao Miyazaki

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

Two sisters meet gentle forest spirits in rural Japan. Miyazaki's film has almost no conflict, just wonder and warmth, and it is an ideal first Ghibli film for children and adults alike.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (441,392 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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