Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Tonari no Totoro, My Neighbour Totoro Japanese: となりのトトロ
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 16, 1988
Duration:
1 hr. 26 min. Rating:
PG - Children
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SynopsisFollow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight they discover that their new neighbor is a mysterious forest spirit called Totoro who can be seen only through the eyes of a child. Totoro introduces them to extraordinary characters, including a cat that doubles as a bus, takes them on a journey through the wonders of nature.
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Related AnimeSpin-off: Mei to Koneko Bus
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Kenkei
36 of 51 people found this review helpful
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1 of 1 episodes seen
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10 |
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10 |
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10 |
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I remember Totoro was my favorite anime. I'd pop it in the VCR player (yes, old school, I know) and watching it with my little brother when I was a little girl. Somewhere around 14 years later, it's still my favorite movie, and probably always will be.
Totoro's story is incredible: it captures the imagination of two girls with very different personalities. Mei, the older, responsible girl who takes care of household responsibilities while her mother is sick, and little Mei, a veritable firecracker who's curiosity knows no limits. What made this movie so incredible was how well it captured the imagination of kids their age. Just watching it makes you think back about all those fun things you did when you were younger, whether you're helping your parents with chores or you're outside picking acorns off the grass. I think thanks to this movie, I spent a good chunk of my childhood looking through bushes and trying to find crevices in trees so I could find where Totoro's house was! Ah, lots of memories...
Miyazaki's artwork is stunning. Despite the fact that by now, it's obviously somewhat older, the animation is still superior to anything Disney can throw at us. His specialization in artwork of nature make this film a delightful piece of eye candy.
The music! How cute! The opening sounds like one of those little tunes my mother would sing to me in Korean when I was younger. I've always loved the music in Miyazaki's movies and this one is no exception.
Totoro is easily still my favorite movie in the world for over a decade. Highly recommended to watch, rewatch, and watch with everyone else. read more
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Piperun
7 of 14 people found this review helpful
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1 of 1 episodes seen
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| Overall |
10 |
| Story |
10 |
| Animation |
10 |
| Sound |
10 |
| Character |
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Tonari no Totoro - Would be one of the best Animes I saw when I saw little.
Even thought it might been more based towards girls, it still stayed neutral as a soiled stone for both genders.
The story here is rather simple but still has a very detailed view on things that happens around it, it doesn't focus just on one thing (like defeat the EVIL monster or find that person) no it goes from 2 girls just moving in with their dad to an adventure with an Creature called Totoro.
- Which for a kid were really an inspiration for the beautiful nature we have (even though we don't really have a cat bus or cool old houses, it still show us how beautiful the surrounding is).
Even then it doesn't stop there - It even show us a bit of drama and emotions we as a child could feel (Sadness, anger, disappointed) and not just Happy-go-lucky.
The art in the movie for it's time was actually like looking into the futuristic anime's we have today.
The style was really well (even in VCR it looks amazing) done and almost felt like a dream to watch at.
The sound here is really, really good structured, you really get to know when stuff happens like something interesting is going on or something sad happen.
The Characters in the movie is really interesting but I do think the two sisters were rather overly excited (and the dad) about everything we as a kid were afraid of (at least me), like ghosts, old houses, odd creatures, etc.
But here I would then say it was actually a good thing since it did then bring up some more courage to us that we didn't have to be afraid of anything.
As a Child I Enjoyed this movie very much and even today the same movie is now as it was back then but you have now know what all these things were which you didn't know back then.
As a recommendation not only to children but to almost anyone out there who likes to take things sometimes back in time and slow.
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both are great movies by Hayao Miyazaki :3 with a touch of magic and peculiar creatures :]
Both Miyazaki films I think the animation in both are amazing. Just like Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle is a moving a passionate Anime experience.
Both are fantastical, dream-like, magical, captivating stories of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.
Both by Studio Ghilbli and fab
Another great movie from Miyazaki. I own both. :3
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Both are movies from Hayao Miyazaki, and both are feelgood movies with a touching story and ending.
Both designed for the young anime fan. Ok to show to under 12's.
Studio Ghibli films are all Excellent!
They are both Hayao Miyazaki's movies, they have both super-duper cute characters with a nice story.
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Opening Theme"Sanpo (さんぽ; Stroll)" by Azumi Inoue
Ending Theme"Tonari no Totoro (となりのトトロ; My Neighbor Totoro)" by Azumi Inoue
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