My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Overview

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

Japanese
Rated G
✏Animation
👪Family
🏰Fantasy

Released

16th April 1988

38 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 26 minutes

Finishes at 11:03am

Budget

$3,700,000 ($8,351,270 today)

Revenue $41,000,000

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Written by

Hayao Miyazaki

Ratings and awards

5 wins & 2 nominations total

8.1/10
94%
87%
81%
86%

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My Neighbor Totoro

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