My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Tonari no Totoro (original title)Reference View | Change View
- G
- 1h 26min
- Animation, Comedy
- 13 Jul 1990 (USA)
- Movie
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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Noriko Hidaka | ... |
Satsuki (voice)
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Chika Sakamoto | ... |
Mei (voice)
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Shigesato Itoi | ... |
Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
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| Sumi Shimamoto | ... |
Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)
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| Tanie Kitabayashi | ... |
Granny (voice)
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Hitoshi Takagi | ... |
Totoro (voice)
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Hiroko Maruyama | ... |
Kanta's Mother (voice)
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Machiko Washio | ... |
School teacher (voice)
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Reiko Suzuki | ... |
Originator grandma (voice)
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Masashi Hirose | ... |
Kanta's Father (voice)
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Toshiyuki Amagasa | ... |
Kanta (voice)
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| Shigeru Chiba | ... |
Kusakari-Otoko (voice)
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| Naoki Tatsuta | ... |
Cat Bus / Additional Voices (voice)
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Tarako | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Tomohiro Nishimura | ... |
Postal Messanger (voice)
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Mitsuko Ishida | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Chie Kôjiro | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Chie Koujiro)
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Daiki Nakamura | ... |
Man on Tractor (voice)
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Yûko Mizutani | ... |
Woman on Tractor (voice)
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| Akiko Hiramatsu | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Ikue Ôtani | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Dakota Fanning | ... |
Satsuki (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Elle Fanning | ... |
Mei Kusakabe (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Tim Daly | ... |
Professor Kusakabe (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Pat Carroll | ... |
Granny (voice)
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| Lea Salonga | ... |
Mrs. Kusakabe (voice)
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| Frank Welker | ... |
Totoro / Catbus (voice)
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| Paul Butcher | ... |
Kanta (voice)
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| Matt Adler | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Newell Alexander | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| David Midthunder | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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Kristin Klabunde | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| J.P. Manoux | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Evan Sabara | ... |
Boy / Additional Voices (2005 Disney Version) (voice)
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| Kath Soucie | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Yvonne Russo | ... |
Various Voices (voice)
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| Russi Taylor | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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Toochis Morin | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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Peter Renaday | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Robert Clotworthy | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Kimberly Guerrero | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Bridget Hoffman | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Zahn McClarnon | ... |
Additional Voices (2005 Disney version) (voice)
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| Katelin Petersen | ... |
Girl / Additional Voices (2005 Disney Version) (voice)
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| Ashley Rose | ... |
Girl / Additional Voices (voice)
(as Ashley Rose Orr)
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Lisa Michelson | ... |
Satsuki Kasukabe (Troma version) (voice)
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| Cheryl Chase | ... |
Mei Kusakabe (Troma version) (voice)
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| Gregory Snegoff | ... |
Prof. Kusakabe / Additional Voices (Troma version) (voice)
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Kenneth Hartman | ... |
Kanta (Troma version) (voice)
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| Alexandra Kenworthy | ... |
Mrs. Kusakabe (Troma version) (voice)
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| Natalie Core | ... |
Nanny (Troma version) (voice)
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| Steve Kramer | ... |
Kanta's Father / Old Farmer (Troma version) (voice)
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| Lara Cody | ... |
Female Motorist / Bus Attendant (Troma version) (voice)
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Melanie MacQueen | ... |
Kanta's Mother (Troma version) (voice)
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| Brianne Brozey | ... |
Michiko (Troma version) (uncredited) (voice)
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| Tress MacNeille | ... |
Miss Hara (2005 Disney version) (uncredited) (voice)
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| Kerrigan Mahan | ... |
Male Motorist / Searcher 2 (Troma version) (uncredited) (voice)
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| Edie Mirman | ... |
Old Woman / Teacher (Troma version) (uncredited) (voice)
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| Doug Stone | ... |
Mailman / Searcher 1 (Troma version) (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Hayao Miyazaki | ||
Written by
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | (written by) |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | (original story by) |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Rick Dempsey | ... | executive producer |
| Tôru Hara | ... | producer (as Toru Hara) |
| Ned Lott | ... | producer |
| Eiko Tanaka | ... | line producer |
| Yasuyoshi Tokuma | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Joe Hisaishi | ... | (as Jô Hisaishi) |
Cinematography by
| Mark Henley | ||
| Hisao Shirai | ||
Editing by
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Editorial Department
| Hiroshi Adachi | ... | assistant editor |
| Chris DeLaGuardia | ... | color timer |
| Cory Hansen | ... | post-production coordinator |
Casting By
| Ned Lott | ||
Art Direction by
| Kazuo Oga | ||
Production Management
| David Candiff | ... | post-production manager |
| Eiko Tanaka | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tetsuya Endô | ... | assistant director (as Tetsuya Endo) |
Art Department
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | storyboard artist |
| Nobuko Mizuta | ... | color designer |
Sound Department
| Naoko Asari | ... | assistant recording director |
| Petra Bach | ... | supervising adr editor |
| Randy Coppinger | ... | adr recordist |
| Tom E. Dahl | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Koji Fukushima | ... | recording staff |
| Shuji Inoue | ... | sound mixer |
| Franklin Jones Jr. | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Doc Kane | ... | adr mixer |
| William Komar | ... | adr recordist |
| Hironori Ono | ... | assistant sound effects editor |
| Kazutoshi Satô | ... | sound effects editor (as Kazutoshi Satou) |
| Shigeharu Shiba | ... | sound director |
| Makoto Sumiya | ... | recording staff |
| Akiyoshi Yoda | ... | dialogue editor |
| Rokurô Ôtani | ... | recording staff |
Special Effects by
| Kaoru Tanifuji | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jim Davey | ... | camera operator: Animation City |
| Motoaki Ikegami | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Shinji Ikegami | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Kazumi Iketani | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Hiroshi Itô | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Yôichi Kuroda | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Katsunori Maehara | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Michiko Nanba | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Hiroshi Noguchi | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Kiyoshi Saeki | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Hisao Shirai | ... | production camera supervisor |
| Nick Smith | ... | camera operator: Animation City |
| Tomoko Sugiyama | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Katsuji Suzuki | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Noriko Suzuki | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Tetsuo Ôfuji | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Animation Department
| Junko Adachi | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Tomoko Asahi | ... | cel painter: Studio Step |
| Phil Austin | ... | key animator: Animation City |
| Masaaki Endô | ... | key animator (as Masaaki Endo) |
| Yuka Endô | ... | inbetween animator |
| Yôko Fujino | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Kazuko Fukutomi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Makiko Futaki | ... | key animator |
| Andrew Goff | ... | key animator: Animation City |
| Hiromi Hanawa | ... | cel painter: Studio Step |
| Tokuko Harada | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Keiichiro Hattori | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kyôko Higurashi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Junko Ina | ... | background artist: Atelier BWCA |
| Akiko Ishii | ... | inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro |
| Kôji Itô | ... | inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro |
| Norichika Iwakiri | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Emiko Iwayanagi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Toyoko Kajio | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Yoshinori Kanada | ... | key animator |
| Hidetoshi Kaneko | ... | background artist: Atelier BWCA |
| Toshio Kawaguchi | ... | key animator |
| Tadateru Kawamura | ... | inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro |
| Shinji Kimura | ... | background artist: Kobayashi Production |
| Naoki Kitamura | ... | inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia |
| Komasa | ... | inbetween animator |
| Katsuya Kondô | ... | key animator |
| Masaki Kudô | ... | key animator: Madhouse |
| Yuriko Kudô | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy (as Yuriko Kudo) |
| Yuki Kyôno | ... | cel painter: Studio Step |
| Yukari Maeda | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kiyoko Makita | ... | inbetween animator |
| Riwako Matsui | ... | inbetween animator |
| Tsuyoshi Matsumuro | ... | background artist: Kobayashi Production |
| Satoshi Matsuoka | ... | background artist |
| Yuko Matsuura | ... | background artist: Atelier BWCA |
| Nagisa Miyazaki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Takayo Mizutani | ... | inbetween animator |
| Chiyomi Morisawa | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Shinji Morohashi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mamoru Murao | ... | cel painting technical assistance: Jôsai Duplo |
| Yoshiko Murata | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Jun'ichi Nagano | ... | inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia |
| Miwako Nakamura | ... | cel checker |
| Kenji Narita | ... | cel checker |
| Rie Niidome | ... | inbetween animator |
| Michiko Nishimaki | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Toshio Nozaki | ... | background artist |
| Miyoko Oka | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Kazumi Okabe | ... | inbetween animator |
| Masakazu Okada | ... | inbetween animator |
| Tensai Okamura | ... | key animator: Madhouse (as Yutaka Okamura) |
| Masayuki Ota | ... | inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia |
| Kazutaka Ozaki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Masako Sakano | ... | clean-up and inbetween artist / inbetween animator |
| Yoshiharu Satô | ... | supervising animator (as Yoshiharu Sato) |
| Yorimi Sawauchi | ... | cel painter: Studio Step |
| Reiko Shibuya | ... | cel painter: Studio Step |
| Ritsuko Shiina | ... | inbetween animator |
| Nobumasa Shinkawa | ... | key animator: Madhouse |
| Masako Shinohara | ... | key animator |
| Makoto Shiraishi | ... | background artist: Kobayashi Production |
| Kiyoko Sugawara | ... | background artist |
| Reiko Suzuki | ... | cel painter: Studio Step |
| Yasuko Tachiki | ... | animation checker |
| Hideko Tagawa | ... | key animator |
| Yûki Takagi | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Aiko Takahashi | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Naomi Takahashi | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Hiroe Takekura | ... | cel painter: Studio Step |
| Naoko Takenawa | ... | inbetween animator |
| Yôji Takeshige | ... | background artist |
| Keiko Tamura | ... | background artist: Atelier BWCA |
| Hatsue Tanaka | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Makoto Tanaka | ... | key animator |
| Ritsuko Tanaka | ... | inbetween animator |
| Sadahiko Tanaka | ... | background artist: Kobayashi Production |
| Tsukasa Tannai | ... | key animator |
| Hitomi Tateno | ... | animation checker |
| Teruyo Tateyama | ... | cel checker |
| Akiko Teshima | ... | inbetween animator |
| Mayumi Watabe | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Keiko Watanabe | ... | inbetween animator |
| Nobuko Watanabe | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Aki Yamagata | ... | inbetween animator |
| Akira Yamakawa | ... | background artist: Atelier BWCA (as Akira Yamagawa) |
| Hirômi Yamakawa | ... | key animator |
| Tsuyoshi Yamamoto | ... | inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia |
| Noriko Yamamura | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Fumi Yamane | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Yukari Yamaura | ... | inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro |
| Toki Yanagi | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Michiyo Yasuda | ... | cel painter |
| Fujino Yonei | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Hajime Yoshida | ... | inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia |
| Hisako Yoshida | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Masaki Yoshizaki | ... | background artist |
| Michiko Ôide | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Naoko Ôkawa | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Kiyomi Ôta | ... | background artist (as Kiyomi Ota) |
| Michiko Ôta | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Kumiko Ôtani | ... | inbetween animator |
| Nobuhiro Ôtsuka | ... | background artist: Kobayashi Production (as Nobuhiro Otsuka) |
| Shinji Ôtsuka | ... | key animator (as Shinji Otsuka) |
Music Department
| Kaiulani Kidani | ... | music transfer |
| Kôki Miura | ... | music producer: Tokuma Japan |
| Eugene H. Saburi | ... | music transfer |
| Takashi Watanabe | ... | music producer: Tokuma Japan |
| Shin Kazuhara | ... | trumpet (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Shigeru Asô | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Siddhesh Dalvi | ... | Dubbing Director |
| Cindy Davis | ... | adaptation: English version (as Cindy Davis Hewitt) |
| Rick Dempsey | ... | dialogue director |
| Donald H. Hewitt | ... | adaptation: English version |
| Hiroyuki Itô | ... | production assistant |
| Osamu Kameyama | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Akira Kaneko | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Masahiro Kasuya | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Hiroyuki Katô | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Toshiyuki Kawabata | ... | production desk |
| Hirokatsu Kihara | ... | production desk |
| Tomoko Kobayashi | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Hisayoshi Kodaka | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Ned Lott | ... | additional voice director |
| Carl Macek | ... | english producer |
| David Midthunder | ... | voice |
| Mikio Mori | ... | technical assistance: Far East Continental |
| Kazuo Oga | ... | executive background stylist |
| Hideo Ogata | ... | planner |
| Takao Sasaki | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Hikogorô Shiraishi | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Takaaki Suzuki | ... | production assistant |
| Toshio Suzuki | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Minoru Tadokoro | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Yoshio Tsuboike | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Tatsumi Yamashita | ... | planner |
| Michio Yokoo | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Tetsuhiko Yoshida | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
| Tsutomu Ôtsuka | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "My Neighbor Totoro" |
Production Companies
Distributors
- 50th Street Films (1993) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Arthaus (2016) (Norway) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Cinema Mondo (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Fathom Events (2017) (United States) (theatrical)
- GKIDS (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Gébéka Films (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1992) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Oro Film A/S (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Pioner (2020) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Toho (1988) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- ARTE (2010) (France) (tv)
- Anime Video (Spain) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- CCV (2007) (Norway) (DVD)
- Canal+ (1998) (France) (tv)
- Cartoon Home Vídeo (1995) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Cinema Mondo (2017) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Edko Films (1989) (Hong Kong)
- Entertainment One (2009) (Spain)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- GKIDS (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- GKIDS (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Intercontinental Video (2001) (Hong Kong)
- Leonine Studios (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Lucky Red (2009) (Italy)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- Netflix (2020) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Nippon Television Network (NTV) (1989) (Japan) (tv)
- Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) (2009) (Norway) (tv)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Orlando Films (2008) (Israel)
- Pan Vision (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Pan Vision (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Pathé (1999) (France)
- RUSCICO (2008) (Russia)
- SBP (2016) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Star Media Entertainment (2016) (Norway) (Blu-ray)
- Studio Ghibli (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- TF1 Vidéo (1999) (France) (VHS)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (2014) (Brazil) (Blu-ray)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (2014) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Vértigo (2019) (Spain) (re-release)
- Walt Disney Pictures (2004) (United States) (dubbed)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Animation City (animation: UK)
- Anime Torotoro (animation assistance)
- Atelier BWCA (background art)
- Buena Vista Imaging (titles)
- Buena Vista Negative Cutting (negative cutting)
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Dolby Stereo (acknowledgement)
- Dragon Production (animation assistance)
- Kobayashi Production (background art)
- Kodak Motion Picture Film (acknowledgement)
- Nippon Television Network (NTV) (funding)
- Omnibus Japan (post-production sound studio)
- Studio Fantasia (animation assistance)
- Studio Run Run (animation check)
- Technicolor (facilities)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (film processing)
- Tokyo TV Center (sound recording studio)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Excited about reuniting with their ailing mother, close-knit sisters Satsuki and Mei embark on an exciting adventure when they move with their loving professor father to a new house in the verdant countryside of 1950s summer Japan. Now, nothing can stop them. And with mum in the hospital, the girls have all the time in the world to explore nature and the dense adjacent forest, the home of bashful mystical creatures only children can see. Under the clear blue sky's cloudless bliss and the bright yellow sun's promise of a luminous future, nothing can blemish the young sisters' flawless fantasy--not even life's trying times. After all, mother is getting better. Then, one radiant morning, as the shimmering green leaves of the towering camphor trees swayed in the soft morning breeze, the wide-eyed siblings stumbled upon a Totoro. But who is the enchanting visitor? Will the rotund neighbour, with his fluffy fur and mysterious eyes, be the girls' forever friend? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | This strange creature is still in Japan. Maybe. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,700,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $4,729,463 |
Did You Know?
| 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, as she was hospitalized in a sanatorium (a specialized hospital for tuberculosis patients and usually located in the countryside), which caused the whole family to move to the countryside. He once said the film would have been too painful for him to make if the two protagonists were boys instead of girls. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tonari no Totoro See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |