Greatest Films of All Time 2022: 72=

My Neighbour Totoro

Tonari no Totoro

In this delightful, animated tale, two young sisters make friends with the spirits in their new neighbourhood.

  • Director

    Hayao Miyazaki

  • With the voices of

    Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi

  • Japan 1988. 87min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    U

  • English subtitles

When their mother falls ill, Satsuki and Mei move to a new home in the country. They discover it is full of house spirits, while outside are wood spirits and other creatures. Soon after, the girls are whisked away on a magical adventure aboard a ‘cat bus’. Cited by Akira Kurosawa as one of his favourite Japanese films, Miyazaki’s wondrous fantasies introduced the world to the iconic and loveable Totoro, which became the logo of Studio Ghibli.

Justin Johnson

Also screening at BFI Southbank.

Part of our Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time season.