My Neighbor Totoro

Tonari no Totoro

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Country: Japan

1988 | 86 min. | Japanese
Synchronization in German
FSK 0
Age recommendation: 4-9

Cast_ Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto, Hitoshi Takagi Screenplay_ Hayao Miyazaki Camera_ Hisao Shirai Producer_ Toru Hara Rights_ Central Film Verleih

Who snores super loud, wears a green leaf on his head, and always has a big smile on his face? It’s Totoro – the best neighbor one could wish for!

To be close to their mother, who is seriously ill, Satsuki and Mei move to the countryside with their father. The two sisters explore their new home with curiosity – and soon make wondrous discoveries. Little soot sprites inhabit the corners of the house and a gigantic, fluffy, friendly creature lives in the nearby woods: the forest spirit Totoro. And so begins a great adventure, complete with a wild ride on the Catbus! – Told through the eyes of the two girls, Hayao Miyazaki’s ›My Neighbor Totoro‹ (1988) has become an anime classic and one of the most beloved children’s films of all time – brimming with imagination and Japanese mythology.

Hayao Miyazaki is one of the world’s best-known anime directors. Together with Isao Takahata, he founded the legendary Studio Ghibli in 1985. His enchanting films have delighted children and adults around the world ever since. He won Oscars for ›Spirited Away‹ (2001) and ›The Boy and the Heron‹ (2023).

Who snores super loud, wears a green leaf on his head, and always has a big smile on his face? It’s Totoro – the best neighbor one could wish for!

To be close to their mother, who is seriously ill, Satsuki and Mei move to the countryside with their father. The two sisters explore their new home with curiosity – and soon make wondrous discoveries. Little soot sprites inhabit the corners of the house and a gigantic, fluffy, friendly creature lives in the nearby woods: the forest spirit Totoro. And so begins a great adventure, complete with a wild ride on the Catbus! – Told through the eyes of the two girls, Hayao Miyazaki’s ›My Neighbor Totoro‹ (1988) has become an anime classic and one of the most beloved children’s films of all time – brimming with imagination and Japanese mythology.

Hayao Miyazaki is one of the world’s best-known anime directors. Together with Isao Takahata, he founded the legendary Studio Ghibli in 1985. His enchanting films have delighted children and adults around the world ever since. He won Oscars for ›Spirited Away‹ (2001) and ›The Boy and the Heron‹ (2023).

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Hayao Miyazaki ist einer der bekanntesten Anime-Regisseure der Welt. Gemeinsam mit Isao Takahata gründete er 1985 das legendäre Studio Ghibli. Seine zauberhaften Filme begeistern seither Kinder und Erwachsene weltweit. Mit ›Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland‹ (2001) und ›Der Junge und der Reiher‹ (2023) gewann er einen Oscar.

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