Fresh
Despite these limits, My Neighbor Totoro is a gentle and affirming film.
Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times
My Neighbor Totoro
He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!
1988 · 1h 26m · G
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
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My Neighbor Totoro
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Miyazaki's appreciation of miraculous possibilities and childhood visions is what drives Totoro.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh
Sheer enchantment.
Ted Shen, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The world the characters inhabit is less expressionist than impressionist, blessed with a delicate evocation of natural light and color that subtly incorporates Miyazaki's environmentalism.
Sam Adams, AV Club
Rotten
Obviously aimed at an international audience, the film evinces a disorienting combination of cultures that produces a nowhere land more confused than fascinating.
Leonard Klady, Variety
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