Production info
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
|---|---|
| Producer | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Release year | 1988 |
| Runtime (minutes) | 86 |
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
Ratings & achievements
| Rotten Tomatoes | 93/100 |
|---|---|
| Worldwide box office | $30327833 |
| Budget | $3700000.00 |
Box-office ranking 10/19 among Studio Ghibli films with available data.
Rotten Tomatoes score ranking 9/22.
Characters (10)
Species (3)
Character gender distribution
10 characters in My Neighbor Totoro are distributed by gender — the Female group makes up 4/10:
Character age groups
The cast of My Neighbor Totoro spans 3 age groups (Child, Young adult, Senior):
Species in the film
Characters trong My Neighbor Totoro belong to 3 different species:
Character hair color palette
Hair color palette for the cast of My Neighbor Totoro:
Runtime vs other Ghibli films
My Neighbor Totoro runs 86 minutes — shorter than the Ghibli average (106 minutes). 18/22 other Ghibli films are longer.
Same director: Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki directed 9 Studio Ghibli films (including My Neighbor Totoro):
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle in the Sky | 1986 | Hayao Miyazaki | 95 | $6218229 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki | 96 | $10403278 |
| Porco Rosso | 1992 | Hayao Miyazaki | 94 | $1458536 |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $170333762 |
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | 97 | $358380478 |
| Howl's Moving Castle | 2004 | Hayao Miyazaki | 87 | $241145634 |
| Ponyo | 2008 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $205906593 |
| The Wind Rises | 2013 | Hayao Miyazaki | 89 | $136865366 |
Films from the same decade 1980s
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle in the Sky | 1986 | Hayao Miyazaki | 95 | $6218229 |
| Grave of the Fireflies | 1988 | Isao Takahata | 97 | $801143 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki | 96 | $10403278 |
Films sharing the same genre
Films sharing genre (Fantasy, Animation, Family) with My Neighbor Totoro:
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponyo | 2008 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $205906593 |
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | 97 | $358380478 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki | 96 | $10403278 |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $170333762 |
| Tales from Earthsea | 2006 | Gorō Miyazaki | 41 | $68673762 |
| Pom Poko | 1994 | Isao Takahata | 78 | $1279218 |