Top billed cast

1. 

   Noriko Hidaka

   Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)

2. 

   Chika Sakamoto

   Mei Kusakabe (voice)

3. 

   Hitoshi Takagi

   Totoro (voice)

4. 

   Shigesato Itoi

   Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)

5. 

   Sumi Shimamoto

   Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)

6. 

   Tanie Kitabayashi

   Granny (voice)

7. 

   Toshiyuki Amagasa

   Kanta Ogaki (voice)

8. 

   Yuko Maruyama

   Kanta's Mother (voice)

9. 

   Masashi Hirose

   Kanta's Father (voice)

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Reviews

A review by 20thCentury

Written by 20thCentury on 2020-07-20

(SPOILER ALERT)

I was delighted to see this subtle/multi-layered tale unfold, which seemed to play well to both a childhood audience, keen on likable characters/compelling imagination, and adults with a deeper appreciation for the symbolic backstory.

Like most of Miyazaki's films, there was an enormous focus on the power of the natural world. Whenever man perverts the natural world, the natural world seems to pushback. It appears as though the seldom seen Mother in the story is sick due to some mental/physical disconnect that she has likely had with the natural world.

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Status
Released

Original Language
Japanese

Budget
$3,700,000.00

Revenue
$41,000,000.00

Keywords

• mother
• sibling relationship
• village
• leave
• rural area
• hospital
• new neighbor
• new home
• super power
• magical creature
• anime