Other Titles • My Neighbor Totoro (2004) • Tonari no Totoro
Trivia from My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
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MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO was released in Japan as a double feature with GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, by director Isao Takahata, with whom Miyazaki founded Studio Ghibli. The idea was to attract schoolchildren to come see FIREFLIES for its historical content.
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The character Mei in TOTORO is four years old, about the same age director Hayao Miyazaki was when his mother was hospitalized.
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The movie is set in Tokorozawa City in Saitama Prefecture (Miyazaki's home), before urbanization transformed the farming community.
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When he started thinking about the film, Miyazaki stated that he wanted to avoid the "kids against adults" plots that often dominated anime films.
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Totoro is an entirely made-up creature, though people from many different cultures claim to recognize Totoro in their own folklore.
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Reknowned Japanese director Akira Kurosawa included TOTORO in a list of 100 films he considered the best. It was one of the few Japanese films on the list.
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In 1990, Studio Ghibli began to allow merchandisers to create stuffed toys and other products using Totoro. The success of Totoro goods is comparable to the popularity of Disney's merchandise.
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