My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
"Tonari no Totoro" (original title)86 min - Animation | Family | Fantasy - 16 April 1988 (Japan)
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Stars: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Toshiyuki Amagasa | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Two young girls, Satsuki and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuki and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures. Written by Christopher E. Meadows <cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu>Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis