What is My Neighbor Totoro / My Neighbors The Yamadas about?

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (TONARI NO TOTORO), 1988, GKIDS, 86 min. The third Studio Ghibli feature from Hayao Miyazaki tells the story of young sisters Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe, who move into a new house with their father near a vast forest in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Discovering wondrous forest spirits, they also encounter Totoro, a giant, lumbering, bunny-esque creature. MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS (HOHOKEKYO TONARI NO YAMADA-KUN), 1999, GKIDS, 104 min. In a break from the frequently mythical storytelling of Studio Ghibli, director Isao Takahata tweaks the everyday activities of family life with his depiction of the irresponsible, slovenly and lazy Yamada clan. With cartoonlike characters and visual design unlike anything else in the Ghibli canon, the film is illustrated in a series of rough sketches and outlines, which then are filled with soft hues that evoke watercolor painting. In Japanese with English subtitles.

My Neighbor Totoro / My Neighbors The Yamadas

List

Theaters near

Loading format filters…

Frequently Asked Questions

What is My Neighbor Totoro / My Neighbors The Yamadas about?: MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (TONARI NO TOTORO), 1988, GKIDS, 86 min. The third Studio Ghibli feature from Hayao Miyazaki tells the story of young sisters Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe, who move into a new house with their father near a vast forest in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Discovering wondrous forest spirits, they also encounter Totoro, a giant, lumbering, bunny-esque creature.
MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS (HOHOKEKYO TONARI NO YAMADA-KUN), 1999, GKIDS, 104 min. In a break from the frequently mythical storytelling of Studio Ghibli, director Isao Takahata tweaks the everyday activities of family life with his depiction of the irresponsible, slovenly and lazy Yamada clan. With cartoonlike characters and visual design unlike anything else in the Ghibli canon, the film is illustrated in a series of rough sketches and outlines, which then are filled with soft hues that evoke watercolor painting. In Japanese with English subtitles.