My Neighbour Totoro
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO (PG)
D: Hayao Miyazaki
Studio Ghibli (Yasuyoshi Tokuma)
Japan 1988
86 mins
Animated
W: Hayao Miyazaki
Mus: Joe Hisashi
voices of: Noriko Hidaka / Lisa Michels (Satsuki
Kusakabe), Chika Sakamoto / Cheryl Chase (Mei Kusakabe), Shigesato Itoi / Greg Snegoff (Tatsuo Kusakabe), Susi Shimamoto / Alexandra Kenworthy (Yasuko Kusakabe), Hitoshi Takagi
(Totoro)
When two young girls move to the countryside to be
near their sick mother, they find adventure with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.
A very good animated film which adults might
appreciate more than children, possibly because the animation isn't Disney-fied. Hayao Miyazaki's movies put character development and a great storyline before singing animals & Alan
Menken songs, making for a much more spiritual animated film experience.
8/10
