My Neighbor Totoro (1988) poster
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My Neighbor Totoro

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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. From TMDB

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  • A Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.netBluesky · Feb 21, 2025

    We are showing the toddler My Neighbor Totoro, which is their first full length movie and every time the big Totoro opens his mouth the toddler screams OH NO I DON’T WANT IT OPEN @edidin.bsky.social

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  • Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    You’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature? 2001 (1968) and My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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  • Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 29, 2023

    "That strange girl from the 'My Neighbor Totoro' poster who is neither Mei nor Satsuki and never appears at any point in the movie" twitter.com/dailyportalz...

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  • Scott "KaiserNeko" Frerichs @kaiserneko.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2025

    My Neighbor Totoro is an absolute classic. But I'd argue that Princess Mononoke is Miyazaki's best film. It's the culmination of his environmentalist themes, supported by some of the most complex and compelling characters in all of Ghibli, stellar visuals, and an unforgettable score.

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  • Tom Emanuel @realtomemanuel.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2024

    My kids never saw a hyperactive Disney movie as much as they love My Neighbor Totoro. I am begging those in children's media to slow their pacing down.

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  • Chris Monka @chrismonka.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2026

    I rewatched My Neighbor Totoro! The movie was 1h 26m long. This movie is still so amazing 🥹 tbh I think I love it even more now than I did as a kid! It's such a positive and joyful movie, it was beautiful and I felt so much happiness watching it ☺️ I'm glad I revisited it, it was a magical adventure!

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  • Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    I will never get used to how you can post a thing like this, and then a bunch of people will just be, like, "My Neighbor Totoro." Yes. That's a great movie too. It doesn't answer the question.

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  • Nyarlart @nyarlart.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2024

    All ghibli enjoyers must know that this worm was named Eoperipatus totoro after the movie My Neighbor Totoro. The reason for the name is its vague similarity with the catbus #Ghibli #entomology

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  • Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    A thoroughly wonderful Japanese movie poster for Miyazaki Hayao’s 1988 masterpiece “My Neighbor Totoro”.

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  • Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2026

    My Neighbor Totoro is easy to love--it's a classic for a reason. But revisiting the film as an adult, it's possible to see the power of the film through new eyes: how it pushes back against cynicism and teaches us to make room for hope

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  • Dominique Cyprès @hamster.danceBluesky · Sep 29, 2025

    So it's an anti-gun-control flag—originally there was a rifle—but the rifle has been replaced by the title character from the 1988 Japanese movie My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ). Totoro is emblematic of Studio Ghibli, whose movies are probably the most popular foreign films amongst US millennials

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  • Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 1, 2023

    Heartbreaking news out of Silicon Valley today as Elon Musk announces new round of Neuralink tests to be done solely on beloved forest spirit Totoro from the classic film My Neighbor Totoro

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  • Adopt Our Crew | #AdoptOurCrew @adoptourcrew.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    Q: If you had to bury 5 DVDs on a desert island, which would they be? DF: Breakfast Club, Taika Waititi's Boy, Tinā (Anapela's new movie!), Rocky I and Rocky II. RQ: My Neighbor Totoro, The Matrix, True Stories, American Psycho, In the Mood for Love

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  • MNCuddleCub @mncuddlecub.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2026

    The gAyBearCs: Bus Stop Bear Mar. 2026 | 12 x 23 | Gouache Paint, Coloured Pencil & Ink on Hot Press Watercolor Paper A bearish tribute to the iconic rainy bus stop scene from the film My Neighbor Totoro.

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  • curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2025

    ...these sacred trees are known as kodama and it is considered very unlucky to cut them down. The Studio Ghibli film 'My Neighbor Totoro' depicts a shimenawa in a scene where the family bow to show respect to the spirit of an enormous tree. 🎨Photos are mine. Image below from Studio Ghibli. 3/3

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  • Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.socialBluesky · May 3, 2025

    Original 1988 Japanese movie poster for the masterpiece that’s Studio Ghibli “My Neighbor Totoro”.

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  • Emma Barry @authoremmabarry.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2025

    I saw My Neighbor Totoro at the movie theater today, and I'm convinced if I could just nap in a forest glade on Totoro's belly, it would fix me.

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  • Senator Dr. John Brown stan account, Esq., PhD, MD, JD, LCSW @johnbrownstan.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2024

    My two year old's favorite movie is My Neighbor Totoro, which I'm very grateful for

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  • STREET ART UTOPIA @[email protected]Mastodon · Jan 19, 2025

    Grandparents Build Life-Size Totoro Bus Stop for Their Grandkids in Japan In the small town of Takaharu in Japan, two grandparents in their 70s made a dream come true for their grandkids. They built a life-size Totoro sculpture with a bus stop just like in the movie My Neighbor Totoro. This sweet surprise brings the magic of Studio Ghibli to life. Here it is on Google Maps! How They Built Totoro The grandparents worked hard to create this amazing Totoro. First, they built a barrel-shaped frame.…

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  • Dana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2026

    My Neighbor Totoro, the first movie my child ever saw, the only one she wanted to watch for several years after, & still her dad's favorite movie (& a go-to comfort watch for all of us).

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  • Matt Baume 🏳️‍🌈 @mattbaume.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 3, 2026

    Anyway I was looking up the film because I was having a conversation about whether there's any WWII-related imagery in My Neighbor Totoro, and my hot take is that it makes perfect sense as a double-feature with Grave of the Fireflies b/c it's an optimistic fable about life growing out of ashes

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Nov 23, 2024

    MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO returns to theatres as the final Ghibli Fest film of 2024! Catch it on the big screen December 7-11. 🌙✨ brnw.ch/21wOEeQ

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2026

    My Neighbor Totoro Film Comic: All-in-One Edition hardcover book is $22.50 on Amazon (584 pages) amzn.to/3XyvHU7 #ad

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  • Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2025

    Not sure there's a film that more perfectly uses its runtime than My Neighbor Totoro. What a gem, no facet wasted.

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2026

    My Neighbor Totoro Film Comic: All-in-One Edition hardcover book is $19.50 on Amazon (584 pages) amzn.to/3XyvHU7 #ad

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  • Open Culture @openculture.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2025

    Stream Hundreds of Hours of Studio Ghibli Movie Music That Will Help You Study, Work, or Simply Relax: "My Neighbor Totoro," "Spirited Away" & More

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  • Matt G. ♾️🍉 @artistsince05.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2026

    Fave film for each year of the 1980s: 1980: Somewhere in Time 1981: Heavy Metal 1982: The Dark Crystal 1983: Monty Python's Meaning of Life 1984: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1985: The Breakfast Club 1986: Castle in the Sky 1987: Robocop 1988: My Neighbor Totoro 1989: The Little Mermaid

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  • Adopt Our Crew | #AdoptOurCrew @adoptourcrew.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    Q: What is your comfort show? A: Futurama. For a film, My Neighbor Totoro.

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  • jordyn 🥀 @jordynsyrup.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2026

    happy Friday film lovers! here’s my #LastFourWatched & I’ve been nonstop singing My Neighbor Totoro’s outro song this week

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  • Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2026

    All that aside, if the sum total of film vanished and only "My Neighbor Totoro" remained, it would be a testament to the power of art and the beauty of humanity as in and of and in conversation with the natural world that made us and we populated with spirits.

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  • Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 4, 2026

    What's your favorite movie from each decade of your life? 70s - Celine and Julie Go Boating 80s - My Neighbor Totoro 90s - Goodfellas 00s - Walk Hard 10s - The Wolf House 20s - Red Rooms #filmsky

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  • RTL3 @russelllatshaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2024

    Watching My Neighbor Totoro and getting irrationally angry the movie doesn't spell out what the dying mom's power level is or whether the dad could take one of the little Totoros in a fight

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  • 🎃 Out Of Context International Dubs 🎃 @outofcontxtdubs.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2025

    Movie: My Neighbor Totoro Language: Mizo Country: India

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  • David Cooper @davidbcooper.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2025

    Because everyone is talking about Ghibli but the conversation is depressing, let’s shift it slightly: what’s your fav film of theirs? For me it’s: 1) My Neighbor Totoro 2) Porco Rosso 3) If I HAVE to pick, Princess Mononoke but I could easily switch it for Howl or even Only Yesterday.

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  • 🌿Elaine Tipping🍃 @triaelf9.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    10 Favorite Animated Features: Princess Mononoke The Swan Princess Sailor Moon R: The movie The Emperor's New Groove My Neighbor Totoro Ponyo Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie Laputa: Castle in the Sky Castle of Cagliostro Kiki's Delivery Service

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  • Crimson Mayhem @crimsonmayhem.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2026

    I don’t know if I’ll watch the English dub of Grave of the Fireflies tonight. That film took a lot out of me last night (in a good way, mind you). I will definitely be watching the English dub of My Neighbor Totoro tonight.

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  • Tred @tredlocity.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2025

    I had a My Neighbor Totoro VHS that has the hockey episode of the Simpsons after the movie

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  • Libby @ancientprawns.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 10, 2025

    Watching My Neighbor Totoro for the first time in years. Gosh that is a beautiful movie. A love letter to human vision

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  • thegriffin88 @thegriffin88.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2026

    Japan's other animated media is so overlooked in the shadow of Ghibli. (Even if My Neighbor Totoro is my favorite movie of all time.) They do have an actual film industry ya know! Lotsa great stuff.

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  • Ash G. @kilomonster.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 16, 2025

    Me: I need a cozy Ghibli movie right now so I can feel something. “Oh, so like My Neighbor Totoro?” Me: Time to watch Grave of the Fireflies again “Oh.”

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  • jordyn 🥀 @jordynsyrup.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 21, 2026

    #NowWatching My Neighbor Totoro :) so far I’ve loved every studio ghibli film we’ve seen

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  • Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2024

    There are only two animated movies on the Sight & Sound Top 100 list, both by Miyazaki. Today, Keith and I continue our list project with a discussion of MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO. (Parent tip: Show this movie to your kid at an early age. They'll be more than fine.) thereveal.substack.com/p/72-tie-my-...

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  • Say Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔノ☆ @sayomgwtf.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 2, 2025

    This lovely Ghibli film is about hope and optimism explored through fantasy in times of hardship My Neighbor Totoro ❤️ 'Tis Doodle O'Clock ~☆

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  • Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    I’m trying to decide what the first full length movie the toddler watches should be and I’m waffling between “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Ponyo” Do folks have thoughts?

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  • Hurricane271 ❤️‍🔥 Keep the Flame Alive @hurricane271.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 6, 2025

    Fav ghibli movie? My Neighbor Totoro

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  • Rex Masters @mastersrex.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2026

    The family Sunday afternoon movie is the classic My Neighbor Totoro Love that cat bus ! 😻

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  • Semiotic Stochastic, purveyor of sick beats @mitdasein.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2026

    Movies I have watched in 2026: My Neighbor Totoro Stop Making Sense Knives out 28 years later 28 years later the Bone Temple Pretty good movie-watching year so far

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  • mwehehehe @sailorxgarnet.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2025

    Call me too woke or whatever. But as someone who’s first exposure to anime was a Studio Ghibli film (My Neighbor Totoro), seeing whats being circulated lately is kinda sad….

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  • hmmadness.bsky.social @hmmadness.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 9, 2025

    As I can't lay down due to pain, watching another random Studio Ghibli film in My Neighbor Totoro. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki this seems to be more upbeat and fun then the last Studio Ghibli movie I watched. #Filmsky #StudioGhibli #Moviesky

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  • AGNE! @rexalogy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2026

    watched My Neighbor Totoro for the first time and I’m really quite mad at the person I saw describe it as a movie about nothing

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  • Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality) @talkinghenry.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 6, 2026

    Next week, My Neighbor Totoro is coming back to theaters. To prep, listen to our recent @talksimpsonspod.bsky.social history whatacartoonfeed.libsyn.com/preview-what... We chronicle Totoro's creation for FIVE HOURS, with trivia like: "Why does the official poster have a girl who isn't in the film?"

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  • Talking Simpsons Podcast @talksimpsonspod.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2025

    This month on What A Cartoon Movie: "My Neighbor Totoro"! We're taking an in-depth look at this charming slice-of-life film that defined Studio Ghibli and won over global audiences. Exclusively on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/what-c...

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  • Jon of the 80s @nostalgiajon.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2025

    Tonight's movie. Yep watching My Neighbor Totoro. Classic from the 80s #filmsky #myneighbortotoro #anime

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  • Scottobear @scottobear.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2025

    Watching "My Neighbor Totoro", doodling, and relaxing on the couch with the girls, our bellies full of spaghetti. Not a bad way to spend Friday night! #digitalmarkers ##roanokeva #doodle #totoro

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  • Marceline @marseline.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 15, 2025

    #ScoreTheStill 7/16 My Neighbor Totoro - Hayao Miyazaki 🌧☂️🌱 This wonderful film deserves a wonderful song: Simon Raymonde Solo Works 96 - 98 💿 It's Raining Today 🎶 youtu.be/wdHsJ-oywn4?...

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  • ᗷᖇ[IT]🎈 @babysip.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 8, 2026

    #NW My Neighbor Totoro (1988) This was my first Ghibli film at 8 yo and it will forever hold a special place ♥️♥️

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  • Brooke Foster @lonesometoast.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 12, 2026

    very happy that our local movie theater is participating in Studio Ghibli Fest; seeing My Neighbor Totoro on the big screen w/ my kids was an absolute delight

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  • Fünhilde @funhilde.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 11, 2026

    No con crunching means I can take my daughter and her friend to see My Neighbor Totoro at the movie theater today

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  • Rob Cramer @robcramer.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2024

    Watching My Neighbor Totoro for the first time. What a good movie. Animation is so freaking cool.

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  • Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 8, 2024

    A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) A marvelous coming of age film from director Hou Hsiao-hsien, BOTD in 1947. The imagery reminds me a bit of My Neighbor Totoro. If you're looking for a good place to start with Hou's body of work, this is his most accessible film.

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Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)
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Chika Sakamoto
Mei Kusakabe (voice)
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Hitoshi Takagi
Totoro (voice)
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Shigesato Itoi
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Sumi Shimamoto
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