He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!
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.
FantasyAnimationFamilymothersibling relationshipvillageleaverural areahospitalnew neighbornew homesuper powermagical creatureanime
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, contemplative and effortless.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- effortlessdemanding
- intimateepic
Who loves it, who doesn't
37 profiled raters. Loved most by The Ironists; disliked most by The Sinceres.
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Cast
- 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)
Crew
- Hayao MiyazakiDirector
- Hayao MiyazakiScreenplay
- Hisao ShiraiDirector of Photography
- Joe HisaishiOriginal Music Composer
- Takeshi SeyamaEditor
- Tooru HaraProducer
- Toshio SuzukiProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
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The Postman 199475% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, contemplative.
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Both earnest, classical in form, warm.
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A Room with a View 198670% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, warm.
Chocolat 200070% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, warm.
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