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My Neighbor Totoro

He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!

198886 minutesFantasy, Animation and FamilyDirected by Hayao Miyazaki
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About the film

My Neighbor Totoro at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1988 film at stop 157 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

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.

Principal cast

Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Shigesato Itoi and Sumi Shimamoto

Key craft credits

Hisao Shirai (director of photography), Takeshi Seyama (editor), Joe Hisaishi (original music composer), Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay) and Kazuo Oga (art direction)

Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Release
1988-04-16
Runtime
86 minutes
Genres
Fantasy, Animation and Family
Country
Japan
Quiz
51 questions
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Full cast

Full cast

  • Noriko HidakaCharacter: Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)
  • Chika SakamotoCharacter: Mei Kusakabe (voice)
  • Hitoshi TakagiCharacter: Totoro (voice)
  • Shigesato ItoiCharacter: Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
  • Sumi ShimamotoCharacter: Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)
  • Tanie KitabayashiCharacter: Granny (voice)
  • Toshiyuki AmagasaCharacter: Kanta Ogaki (voice)
  • Yuko MaruyamaCharacter: Kanta's Mother (voice)
  • Masashi HiroseCharacter: Kanta's Father (voice)
  • Reiko SuzukiCharacter: Kanta's Aunt (voice)
  • Machiko WashioCharacter: Teacher (voice)
  • Naoki TatsutaCharacter: Catbus (voice)
Full crew

Full crew

  • Hayao MiyazakiCredits: Director, Original Story, Screenplay
  • Kazuo OgaCredits: Art Direction
  • Tooru HaraCredits: Producer
  • Takeshi SeyamaCredits: Editor
  • Joe HisaishiCredits: Original Music Composer
  • Yasuyoshi TokumaCredits: Executive Producer
  • Hiroomi YamakawaCredits: Key Animation
  • Shinji OtsukaCredits: Key Animation
  • Satoshi MatsuokaCredits: Background Designer
  • Kiyoko SugawaraCredits: Background Designer
  • Makoto ShiraishiCredits: Background Designer
  • Yoji TakeshigeCredits: Background Designer
  • Junko InaCredits: Background Designer
  • Masaki YoshizakiCredits: Background Designer
  • Yuko MatsuuraCredits: Background Designer
  • Yasuko TachikiCredits: Animation Manager
  • Hidetoshi KanekoCredits: Background Designer
  • Shinji KimuraCredits: Background Designer
  • KomasaCredits: Animation
  • Tsuyoshi MatsumuroCredits: Background Designer
  • Kiyomi OtaCredits: Background Designer
  • Toshiro NozakiCredits: Background Designer
  • Yoshiharu SatoCredits: Animation Supervisor
  • Keiko TamuraCredits: Background Designer
  • Nobuhiro OtsukaCredits: Background Designer
  • Sadahiko TanakaCredits: Background Designer
  • Hitomi TatenoCredits: Animation Manager
  • Tensai OkamuraCredits: Animation, Key Animation
  • Takashi WatanabeCredits: Music Producer
  • Hisao ShiraiCredits: Director of Photography
  • Tetsuya EndoCredits: Assistant Director
  • Michiyo YasudaCredits: Painter
  • Toshio SuzukiCredits: Producer
  • Akira YamakawaCredits: Background Designer
  • Keiichiro HattoriCredits: Animation
  • Ritsuko TanakaCredits: Animation
  • Makoto TanakaCredits: Key Animation
  • Tsukasa TannaiCredits: Key Animation
  • Masako ShinoharaCredits: Key Animation
  • Masaaki EndouCredits: Key Animation
  • Toshio KawaguchiCredits: Key Animation
  • Yoshinori KanadaCredits: Key Animation
  • Katsuya KondoCredits: Key Animation
  • Makiko FutakiCredits: Key Animation
  • Hideko TagawaCredits: Key Animation
  • Shuji InoueCredits: Sound Mixer
  • Kazutoshi SatoCredits: Sound Effects
  • Eiko TanakaCredits: Production Manager
  • Shigeharu ShibaCredits: Sound Director
  • Nobumasa ShinkawaCredits: Key Animation
  • Masaaki KudoCredits: Key Animation
  • Azumi InoueCredits: Theme Song Performance
  • Yoichi KurodaCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Motoaki IkegamiCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Katsunori MaebaraCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Noriko SuzukiCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Tetsuo OfujiCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Kiyoshi SaekiCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Kazumi IkeyaCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Hiroshi NoguchiCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Hiroshi ItoCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Mitsuko NambaCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Tomoko SugiyamaCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Katsuji SuzukiCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Shinji IkegamiCredits: Compositing Artist
  • Hiroshi AdachiCredits: Assistant Editor
  • Akiyoshi YodaCredits: Dialogue Editor
  • Naoko AsariCredits: Other
  • Hironori OnoCredits: Other
  • Hiroyuki ItoCredits: Production Assistant

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