My Neighbor Totoro
1988 | 86 min | Fantasy, Animation, Family
Why it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (93%), audiences adore it (8.1/10) and it made about 11 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 87 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.1/10 from 9K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
4 wins, 0 other nominations — won Ōfuji Noburō Award; won Blue Ribbon Awards
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$41 million worldwide on a $4 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
Measured from current popularity
Where to watch in US
HBO Max Amazon Channel
HBO MaxRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- Noriko HidakaSatsuki Kusakabe (voice)
- Chika SakamotoMei Kusakabe (voice)
- Hitoshi TakagiTotoro (voice)
- Shigesato ItoiTatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
- Sumi ShimamotoYasuko Kusakabe (voice)
- Tanie KitabayashiGranny (voice)
- Toshiyuki AmagasaKanta Ogaki (voice)
- Yuko MaruyamaKanta's Mother (voice)
- Masashi HiroseKanta's Father (voice)
- Reiko SuzukiKanta's Aunt (voice)