My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 86 min · Fantasy, Animation, Family
86.4 TOPICAL score · #182 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
My Neighbor Totoro (1988, directed by Hayao Miyazaki) has a TOPICAL score of 86.4 - ranked 182 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and legacy & cult status. It won 4 awards from 4 nominations, including the Mainichi Film Awards. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (9,162 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 70 languages.
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (9,162 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards4 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Mainichi Film Awards; Ōfuji Noburō Award; Blue Ribbon Awards
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 70 languages
- Still read109,219 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Shigesato Itoi
“The film is widely regarded as one of the greatest animated films of all time, ranking 41st in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010 and the number-one animated film on the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll of all-time greatest films.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10