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He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit! - My Neighbor Totoro
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Title: My Neighbor Totoro

Release Date: 16 Apr 1988

Runtime: 1h 26m

Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Family

Director: Studio Ghibli, Nibariki, Tokuma Shoten

Production Companies: Studio Ghibli, Nibariki, Tokuma Shoten

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.1 (8040 votes)

Cast

  • Satsuki Kusakabe (voice): Noriko Hidaka
  • Mei Kusakabe (voice): Chika Sakamoto
  • Totoro (voice): Hitoshi Takagi
  • Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice): Shigesato Itoi
  • Yasuko Kusakabe (voice): Sumi Shimamoto
  • Granny (voice): Tanie Kitabayashi
  • Kanta Ogaki (voice): Toshiyuki Amagasa
  • Kanta's Mother (voice): Yuko Maruyama
  • Kanta's Father (voice): Masashi Hirose
  • Kanta's Aunt (voice): Reiko Suzuki
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