My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. The film—which stars the voice actors Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi—tells the story of a professor's two young daughters and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in post-war rural Japan. The film won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize and the Mainichi Film Award and Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film in 1988. It also received the Special Award at the Blue Ribbon Awards in the same year. In 1989, Streamline Pictures produced an exclusive dub for use on transpacific flights by Japan Airlines. Troma Films, under their 50th St. Films banner, distributed the dub of the film co-produced by Jerry Beck. This dub was released to United States theaters in 1993, on VHS and laserdisc in the United States by Fox Video in 1994, and on DVD in 2002.
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Produced by | Toru Hara |
| Writer(s) | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Starring | Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi |
| Music | Joe Hisaishi |
| Cinematography | Hisao Shirai |
| Edited by | Takeshi Seyama |
| Production, company | Studio Ghibli |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Released | April 16, 1988 |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$ 41 million |
| Netflix ID | 60032294 |
About My Neighbor Totoro
Fantasy film from Hayao Miyazaki in which two girls move to the country to be near their mother who fell ill. There, they have adventures with forest spirits.
Achievement of My Neighbor Totoro
The Japanese movie won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize, the Mainichi Film Award and the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film.
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Latest information about My Neighbor Totoro updated on July 28 2021.
