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On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2023. 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Totoro pumpkin and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. In 1989, Streamline Pictures produced an English-language dub for exclusive use on transpacific flights by Japan Airlines.
Troma Films, under their 50th St. Exploring themes such as animism, Shinto symbology, environmentalism and the joys of rural living, My Neighbor Totoro received worldwide critical acclaim and has amassed a global cult following in the years after its release. My Neighbor Totoro received numerous awards, including the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize, the Mainichi Film Award and Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film in 1988. Yasuko, is recovering from a long-term illness.
The house is inhabited by small, dark, dust-like house spirits called susuwatari, which can be seen when moving from bright to dark places. One rainy night, the girls are waiting for Tatsuo’s bus, which is late. Mei falls asleep on Satsuki’s back, and Totoro appears beside them, allowing Satsuki to see him for the first time. Totoro has only a leaf on his head for protection against the rain, so Satsuki offers him the umbrella she had taken for her father. Delighted, he gives her a bundle of nuts and seeds in return.
The girls discover that a planned visit by Yasuko has to be postponed because of a setback in her treatment. Mei does not take this well and argues with Satsuki, leaving for the hospital to bring fresh corn to Yasuko. Her disappearance prompts Satsuki and the neighbors to search for her. In desperation, Satsuki returns to the camphor tree and pleads for Totoro’s help. He delightfully summons the Catbus, which carries her to where the lost Mei sits, and the sisters emotionally reunite. She has seen one in a book and decides that it must be the same creature. The cat-bus comes from a Japanese belief attributing to an old cat the power of shape-shifting: he then becomes a “bakeneko”.
