My Neighbor Totoro | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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This acclaimed animated tale by director Hayao Miyazaki follows schoolgirl Satsuke and her younger sister, Mei, as they settle into an old country house with their father and wait for their mother to recover from an illness in an area hospital. As the sisters explore their new home, they encounter and befriend playful spirits in their house and the nearby forest, most notably the massive cuddly creature known as Totoro.

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My Neighbor Totoro is a heartwarming, sentimental masterpiece that captures the simple grace of childhood.

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Hayao Miyazaki Director Elle Fanning Mei Kusakabe Dakota Fanning Satsuki Tim Daly Professor Kusakabe Lea Salonga Mrs. Kusakabe Frank Welker Totoro
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My Neighbor Totoro | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Mark Kermode Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) The plot is never the point... it's a series of nostalgic childhood images... with the interplay between nature and humanity, and nature and the modern world. Aug 15, 2024 Full Review My Neighbor Totoro | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Peter Bradshaw Guardian This inspirationally lovely and gentle film has a real claim to be Miyazaki’s masterpiece, or first among equals in his collection. Rated: 5/5 Aug 1, 2024 Full Review My Neighbor Totoro | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Adam Nayman The Ringer There’s still nothing quite like Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro... Apr 21, 2023 Full Review My Neighbor Totoro | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Calum Cooper Cinerama Film My Neighbour Totoro is an ode to childlike innocence and the ways life can seem all the more wonderful through that lens. We aren’t young forever, but movies like this capture the spirit of youth for all eternity. Rated: 5/5 Aug 6, 2024 Full Review My Neighbor Totoro | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Jordan Brooks Vague Visages An astonishing achievement of handcrafted animation, Miyazaki’s third Ghibli film solidified the studio’s presence, and has become an enduring symbol of its excellence. Aug 1, 2023 Full Review My Neighbor Totoro | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Eve Tushnet Patheos The creepy or eerie whimsy of the troll’s world is wonderful, but unlike in Spirited Away, the stakes feel really low–it felt like the movie kept making choices to reassure the imagined child-audience that the world is soft, not scary. Jan 31, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Charvine A A pure joy and the best illustration of the innocence and wonder of childhood. A word of warning: you will not have the same experience unless you watch it in Japanese with subtitles, because the kids' performance in English sounds a little worldly and bratty, whereas the Japanese are pure innocence. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Dionisis T Beautiful animation and definitely one of the most enjoyable of its kind! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review John C beautiful simple folklore Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Audience Member Acabei de assistir ao filme e meu Deus, que animação linda, por mais que a história não seja lá essas coisas, acho que o foco do filme não é criar uma história muito complexa e isso já é o suficiente pra te prender na trama e se apegar aos personagens.Os Studio Ghibli sempre acertam, trazendo filmes visualmente lindos e confortantes. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Audience Member I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie <3 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review Kevin L A very fine animated movie for kids and YA. One of many fine works by Miyazaki. Bit overly sweet for me, and the girls laughed way too easily and too long over the least little things. But the totoro and its flying bus buddy were awfully cute, cuddly critters. 3.2 stars Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis This acclaimed animated tale by director Hayao Miyazaki follows schoolgirl Satsuke and her younger sister, Mei, as they settle into an old country house with their father and wait for their mother to recover from an illness in an area hospital. As the sisters explore their new home, they encounter and befriend playful spirits in their house and the nearby forest, most notably the massive cuddly creature known as Totoro.

Director
Hayao Miyazaki

Producer
Toru Hara, Ned Lott

Screenwriter
Hayao Miyazaki

Production Co
Studio Ghibli

Rating
G

Genre
Fantasy, Anime

Original Language
Japanese

Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 13, 1990, Limited

Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Dec 7, 2024

Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2019

Runtime
1h 27m

Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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