The Art of Studio Ghibli: My Neighbor Totoro

Japan | 1988 | 86 min. | Hayao Miyazaki

November 1 - 5, 2024

The Art of Studio Ghibli

When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.

Dubbed Screenings: November 3, 5
Subtitle Screenings: November 1

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Satsuke and her younger sister, Mei, as they settle into an old country house with their father and wait for their mother to recover from an illness in an area hospital. As the sisters explore their new home, they encounter and befriend playful spirits in their house and the nearby forest, most notably the massive cuddly creature known as Totoro.

  • Director: Hayao Miyazaki
  • Principal Cast: Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi
  • Country: Japan
  • Year: 1988
  • Running Time: 86 min.
  • Producer: Toru Hara
  • Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki
  • Cinematographers: Hisao Shirai
  • Editors: Takeshi Seyama
  • Music: Joe Hisaishi
  • Filmography: Castle in the Sky (1986), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992), Princess Mononoke (1997), Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
  • Language: Japanese
  • US Distributor: Gkids