My Neighbor Totoro (1982)

Rated G

Runtime: 1 hour and 35 minutes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Family and Fantasy

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Writer: Hayao Miyazaki

Japanese Voice Actors: Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi, Sumi Shimamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Tanie Kitabayashi and Chie Kōjiro

English Voice Actors: Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Tim Daly, Pat Carroll, Lea Salonga, Frank Welker and Paul Butcher

Box Office: $30,318,580

Positives:

• Great bond between Mei and Satsuki

• Totoro is adorable

• Good locations

• Beautiful animation and style

Negatives:

• Minor story logic issues

• Not really much of exciting climax

Overall Verdict:

Story/Genre 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (9)

Characters/English Dub/Dialogue 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (9)

Animation/Colors 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (9.5)

Pacing/Timing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (5)

Background/Sets 0 1 2 3 4 5 (5)

Camera/Editing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (5)

Music/Audio 0 1 2 3 4 5 (5)

47.5/50 9.5/10