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

My Neighbour Totoro
My Neighbour Totoro