My Neighbor Totoro

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Animated scene from My Neighbor Totoro showing the Catbus, Totoro, and a young girl standing together on a forested hill at dusk.

Animated scene from My Neighbor Totoro showing Satsuki and Mei standing under a red umbrella at a bus stop in the rain, with Totoro beside them holding a leaf on his head.

My Neighbor Totoro

film by Miyazaki [1988]

Also known as: “Tonari no Totoro”

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His Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) debuted alongside Takahata’s Hotaru no haka (Grave of the Fireflies) in 1988. While both films were well received critically, the financial success of the studio was secured by the phenomenal sale of Totoro merchandise. Miyazaki followed with Majo no takkyūbin (1989; Kiki’s…
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His Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) debuted alongside Takahata’s Hotaru no haka (Grave of the Fireflies) in 1988. While both films were well received critically, the financial success of the studio was secured by the phenomenal sale of Totoro merchandise. Miyazaki followed with Majo no takkyūbin (1989; Kiki’s…
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