My Neighbor Totoro
8.1/10
Rating
86 min
Runtime
1988
Release Year
Hayao Miyazaki
Director
Cast
Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto
Quick Synopsis
A family moves to a rural area so that two young sisters can be near their mother, who is staying in a hospital nearby. While exploring the natural surroundings, the sisters encounter magical forest spirits called Totoros living among the trees. When the younger sister goes missing after running away from home, the older sister turns to these spirits for assistance in finding her.
Detailed Synopsis of My Neighbor Totoro
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.
