Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)

Dakota Fanning, Paul Butcher, Elle Fanning

When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki

Released: December 31, 1988

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DVD Released: March 7, 2006

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  • June 20, 2009
    i was so hesitant about watching this as it's animation and the last 2 or 3 animated films i've seen i've found really uninteresting. however, in this case, i'm glad i did give up some time because it turned out to be a decent kids film. i reckon if i was five years old i would'v... ...( read more )
  • November 13, 2008
    "Come out, come out, wherever you are!


    Japan's premier animator Hayao Miyazaki is often described as the "Japanese Walt Disney". Over the years, Miyazaki and Isao Takahata's Studio Ghibli has been responsible for countless animated masterpieces. From the earlier G...

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  • February 16, 2008
    This is how you make a family/kids movie without having to kill everyone's brains in the process.
  • February 3, 2008
    As cute and sweet as a film can possibly and humanly get. The kind of film I would, one day, watch with my kids. In the original Japanese version, of course.
  • January 26, 2008
    (At the bus stop; a bus is coming)
    Satsuki: Oh, boy, we made it.
    Bus Conductor: (to passengers) Thank you. Thank you. (To Satsuki & Mei) getting on board or not?
    Mei & Satsuki: (shake heads)
    Bus Conductor: All right, let's go. (Bus departs.)
    Mei...
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  • June 25, 2009
    Sure to spark everyone's imagination, two girls who have to face living with their father while their mother is ill in hospital make friends with a forest spirit called Totoro. They call on him as a playmate, but also in times of need!
    Totoro is sure to find a place in everyone'... ...( read more )

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View more Tonari no ... reviews at RottenTomatoes.com
January 6, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Here is a children's film made for the world we should live in, rather than the one we occupy. full review

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  • kristyann1
    October 6, 2008
    Cute movie!!!
  • y2j2580
    September 26, 2008
    Totoro is so cute...i am really love it so much...totoro brings a lot of happiness to me when i was a child... now i am still remember the plot.
  • xtremeandy
    September 25, 2008
    Totoro stole my cat bus !!! ok it was for the girls !! but please wash it first!!
  • mortalshadow93
    July 2, 2007
    Poozywoo is absolutely right. If you think it sucks, you suck. I grew up with this movie. I still watch it at least once every week. Coming from a big Miyazaki fan, this is Hayao's best, with Spirited Away at a close second.
  • poozywoo
    June 18, 2007
    This movie is the best ever! It rules out any other movie you could think of! It is just that great! If you think it sucks then you suck! I love Totoro he is soooo squishy \o~o/ This was my first movie If I could live off a movie for the rest of my life it would be this one! It is such a kick butt movie
  • mynameismaria
    May 27, 2007
    This movie is so cute, if you like this one you should watch Spirited Away too. Is the same producer, I love the music and the girl Mei is just toooo cute! ;D
  • SpanishBaby
    May 5, 2007
    This movie is so cute and good. I wish there was a Totoro in real life. I also wish that cat bus was my school bus, it is so cozy and soft!
  • benderzass
    April 17, 2007
    I...LOVE...CATBUS...
  • boricua4crist
    April 5, 2007
    Here's a description of the movie: Totoro is a forest spirit that little Mei, and later her older sister Satsuki, encounter in a giant camphor tree near their new home in the countryside. Although their father, a university professor, is with them when they move, their mother is in the hospital, recovering from some unnamed illness. When Mei hears that her mother's condition may be getting worse, she resolves to visit her all by herself. When everyone realizes she's missing, only Totoro knows how to find her! (info from animenfo.com)
  • danielzgurl
    March 24, 2007
    this movie waz so cool

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