| My Neighbor Totoro | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 557 reviews)
Sales Rank: 660
Category: DVD
Actors: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Thx, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language), English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), Japanese (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 86 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DISD25349D
ISBN: 0788834037
UPC: 786936175271
EAN: 9780788834035
ASIN: B0001XAQ0A
Release Date: March 7, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: 1988
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Critically acclaimed as one of the most delightful and charming family films ever, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO is a stunning animated treat full of magical adventure from Hayao Miyazaki. Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight, they discover that their new neighbor is a mysterious forest spirit called Totoro, who can be seen only through the eyes of a child. Totoro introduces them to extraordinary characters -- including a cat that doubles as a bus! -- and takes them on an incredible journey. Full of wonder and heart, this spectacular 2-disc set features the voice talents of Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO is a magical experience for the whole family! 1988 Nibariki ? G
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My Neighbor Totoro is that rare delight, a family film that appeals to children and adults alike. While their mother is in the hospital, 10-year-old Satsuki and 4-year-old Mei move into an old-fashioned house in the country with their professor father. At the foot of an enormous camphor tree, Mei discovers the nest of King Totoro, a giant forest spirit who resembles an enormous bunny rabbit. Mei and Satsuki learn that Totoro makes the trees grow, and when he flies over the countryside or roars in his thunderous voice, the winds blow. Totoro becomes the protector of the two sisters, watching over them when they wait for their father, and carrying them over the forests on an enchanted journey. When the children worry about their mother, Totoro sends them to visit her via a Catbus, a magical, multilegged creature with a grin the Cheshire Cat might envy. Unlike many cartoon children, Satsuki and Mei are neither smart-alecky nor cloyingly saccharine. They are credible kids: bright, energetic, silly, helpful, and occasionally impatient. Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki makes the viewer believe the two sisters love each other in a way no American feature has ever achieved. My Neighbor Totoro is enormously popular in Japan, and some of the character merchandise has begun to appear in America. The film has also inspired a Japanese environmental group to buy a Totoro Forest preserve in the Saitama Prefecture, where Miyazaki's film is set. --Charles Solomon
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 Simply my favorite movie! January 7, 2009
This movie is a must own classic for every dvd library, and happens to be my personal favorite movie, animated or otherwise. Beautiful to watch, it will tickle your funny bone and your heart. Great for the whole family to enjoy together!
 Great movie, terrible dub December 27, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The English language soundtrack for this movie is dull and uninspired. Even though I don't understand much Japanese, the movie is much more fun in the original with subtitles, because of the energy of the voices. It begins with the title: in Japanese it's "Tonari no Totoro," which is alliterative and poetic, where the English "My Neighbor Totoro" is literally faithful but utterly boring.
This seems to have been released in the US mainly for anime lovers and fans of the original. If the US distributor (Disney it appears) were to commission a "remake" of the dub, with a better translation, music, and voice talent, they could have a real "Finding Nemo" like hit on their hands.
A classic Miyazaki Hayao story December 24, 2008
"My Neighbor Totoro" is one of those movies that you watch...and watch...and watch again. Miyazaki Hayao has once again opened the portals to imagination and given us a wonderful, heart-warming story that children and adults will find entertaining, if not thought provoking. If you've never watched a Miyazaki Hayao movie before, this is the one to start with!
 Sucked December 14, 2008
I love My Neighbor Totoro, but this one that disney put out really sucked, They changed the voices, took out a lot of lines, and just all around messed it up. i have the orginal tape that streamline put out back in the early 90's and have pretty much grown up with the movie and i love it. its just really hard to see everything that was good about the movie changed so much. It took always all that we love about the anime. All my friends who watched this dvd said the same thing.
A tradition passed on ... December 3, 2008
I remember watching this movie when it frist came out and simply being at awe with it. No bad guys ... little girls and fuzzy monsters ... come one, how can that beat Akira? Well, it just does. It's been my favorite move for years and now it's my daughter's favorite movie too.
I think the thing that gets me the most is Myazaki's treatment of the parents. When the children tell them of ghosts and monsters, there's instant belief ... no pats on the head followed by "silly girls" ... the father plays along and encourages them with kindness and understanding ... awesome.
The artwork is not Disney and it's not Pixar or Dreamworks ... its just simply amazing and warm. makes you want to just jump into the movie and play along.
Get this movie for your kids, get this movie for yourself, you wont be disappointed.
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