My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Synopsis

In 1950s Japan, university professor Tatsuo Kusakabe and his daughters Satsuki and Mei (approximately ten and four years old, respectively) move into an old house close to the hospital where the girls' mother, Yasuko, is recovering from a long-term illness. The house is inhabited by small, dark, dust-like house spirits called susuwatari that can be seen when moving from bright places to dark ones.

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Box office

$41 million

IMDb votes

442,559

Where to watch My Neighbor Totoro in Canada

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