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Information
- A.k.a.
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 86 min.
- Director
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Genres
- Animation, Fantasy, Family
- Rating *
- 8.2
- Votes *
- 171,049
- Checks
- 39,401
- Favs
- 4,577
- Dislikes
- 150
- Favs/checks
- 11.6% (1:9)
- Favs/dislikes
- 31:1
Top comments
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Lumen
very good in many ways :) movies don't need bad guys all the time, and I love the characters, kids just being noisy and curious, a father who is caring, patient and taking his kids seriously... it's very simple, but all precious life lessons are simple as far as I can tell. 10 years 10 months ago -
Timec
Plain? That's not even true by Miyazaki's standards. This is one of the most imaginative, charming, and beautiful films out there. 13 years 5 months ago -
Siskoid
An obvious companion piece to the later Spirited Away. In this charming and touching tale, little girls encounter magic after they move to the countryside, and there's a delightful ambiguity as to whether it's all in their imagination or if it's happening for real, supported by their parents encouraging them in their fantasies. Miyazaki's own imagination is, of course, second to none, and the pastoral realism of the country is contrasted with such maverick insanity as the cat-bus. Audiences more used to his later fantasies may find the image-making relatively timid, but this is more about children's imagination, finding the magical in the every day, and even sharing the illusion. Creating a believable "every day" is key. The film is melancholy, but it's not sad (watch the end credits for the comforting ending), like your own memories of simpler days. 9 years 3 months ago
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