My Neighbor Totoro

1998 • 88 minutes

About this movie

From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away and Ponyo, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes a classic tale of magic and adventure for the whole family. When Satsuki and her sister Mei move with their father to a new home in the countryside, they find country life is not as simple as it seems. They soon discover that the house and nearby woods are full of strange and delightful creatures, including a gigantic but gentle forest spirit called Totoro, who can only be seen by children. Totoro and his friends introduce the girls to a series of adventures, including a ride aboard the extraordinary Cat Bus, in this all-ages animated masterpiece featuring the voices of Tim Daly, Lea Salonga, and real-life sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning, in early roles.

Ratings and reviews

The version everyone is looking for is the Fox release from 1988. I'm lucky enough to still have the VHS of it since it's difficult to find now. This version is Disneys release... Disney shouldn't have done anything to such a masterpiece. The storyline, characters, are all from Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli founder).

Finally got to watch this wonderful movie. I absolutely loved it. I couldn't stop smoking throughout it and even cried a bit towards the end. Beautiful movie and story.

Excellent Film From Studio Ghibli. I LOVE THIS FILM SO MUCH IN MY LIFE. I LIKE TO THANK THIS ANIME FILM AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING ALL THE DREAMS COME TRUE OF JAPANESE ANIMAL CHARACTERS THE WORLD ALL OVER.