The Guardian
It's full of benign spirituality, prelapsarian innocence and joyous discovery, all rooted in a carefully detailed reality.
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My Neighbour Totoro
Family adventure from the godfather of Japanese animation Hayao Miyazaki, following two young girls who befriend an enormous cat-bear creature sleeping in a nearby forest.
With their ill mother in hospital, 10-year-old Satsuki (Dakota) and her younger sister Mei (Elle) live with their father in their new rural home. One day, Mei notices an odd little creature retreating into the woods. When she gives chase, she eventually stumbles upon a massive harmless beast, which she names Totoro. Eventually convincing her sister of the adorable creature’s existence, they explore the world with magical wonder via a flying cat bus.
Sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning provide the English voiceover for the two respective siblings.
Less1988Rating: G86 minsJapanStudio Ghibli
AdventureAnimatedKids & FamilyFantasy
- Director:
- Hayao Miyazaki ('Castle in the Sky', 'Kiki's Delivery Service', 'Princess Mononoke', 'Spirited Away', 'Ponyo')
- Writer:
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast:
- Noriko HidakaChika SakamotoHitoshi TakagiShigesato ItoiSumi Shimamoto
My Neighbour Totoro | Reviews
95%55 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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The New York Times
(The) tone is so relentlessly goody-goody that it crosses the line from sweet into saccharine...
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Roger Ebert
Whenever I watch it, I smile, and smile, and smile... a little sad, a little scary, a little surprising and a little informative, just like life itself.
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Variety
Miyazaki has essentially padded a television half-hour into a sluggish theatrical feature.
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Slant Magazine
Its unassuming demeanor belies a thematic foundation built on a faith in humanity rare in contemporary cinema...
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Empire Magazine
Miyazaki's ode to childhood is a thing of wonder... the film has a pure spirit that cannot be denied.
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A.V. Club
Miyazaki... effectively captures the feeling of a child’s life, inside as well as out...
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My Neighbour Totoro | Release Details
My Neighbour Totoro is available to stream in Australia now on Netflix and Google Play and Apple TV and Prime Video Store.