My Neighbor Totoro

Summary

My Neighbor Totoro is an anime film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of anime_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,502 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• My Neighbor Totoro received the Mainichi Film Awards^[3].
• My Neighbor Totoro received the Ōfuji Noburō Award^[4].
• My Neighbor Totoro received the Blue Ribbon Awards^[5].
• My Neighbor Totoro received the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year^[6].
• My Neighbor Totoro's instance of is recorded as anime film^[7].
• My Neighbor Totoro's instance of is recorded as animated film^[8].
• My Neighbor Totoro's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• My Neighbor Totoro was directed by Hayao Miyazaki^[10].
• Hayao Miyazaki wrote the screenplay for My Neighbor Totoro^[11].
• My Neighbor Totoro's composer is recorded as Joe Hisaishi^[12].
• My Neighbor Totoro's genre is fantasy film^[13].
• My Neighbor Totoro's genre is drama anime and manga^[14].
• My Neighbor Totoro's genre is fantasy anime and manga^[15].
• My Neighbor Totoro's genre is children's film^[16].
• My Neighbor Totoro's genre is supernatural anime^[17].
• My Neighbor Totoro was produced by Tōru Hara^[18].
• My Neighbor Totoro's part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films^[19].
• My Neighbor Totoro's production company is recorded as Studio Ghibli^[20].
• My Neighbor Totoro's director of photography is recorded as Hisao Shirai^[21].
• The original language of My Neighbor Totoro was Japanese^[22].
• My Neighbor Totoro's Commons category is recorded as My Neighbor Totoro^[23].
• My Neighbor Totoro's soundtrack release is recorded as My Neighbor Totoro^[24].
• My Neighbor Totoro was distributed by video on demand^[25].
• My Neighbor Totoro's review score is recorded as 93%^[26].
• My Neighbor Totoro's review score is recorded as 8.4/10^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

My Neighbor Totoro was produced by Tōru Hara^[18]. It was directed by Hayao Miyazaki^[10]. Hayao Miyazaki wrote the screenplay for it^[11].

Publication

Publication dates include April 16, 1988^[28], July 13, 1990^[29], and January 1, 1988^[30]. The original language of My Neighbor Totoro was Japanese^[22]. Genres include fantasy film^[13], drama anime and manga^[14], fantasy anime and manga^[15], children's film^[16], and supernatural anime^[17]. Its part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films^[19]. It was distributed by video on demand^[25].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include childhood^[31], spirit of nature^[32], and sibling relationship^[33]. My Neighbor Totoro's part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films^[19].

Reception

Awards received include Mainichi Film Awards^[3], a group of awards^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1946^[36]; Ōfuji Noburō Award^[4], a class of award^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1962^[39]; Blue Ribbon Awards^[5], a group of awards^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1950^[42], headquartered in Tokyo^[43]; and Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year^[6], a Kinema Junpo award^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1927^[46]. Reviews include 93%^[26], 8.4/10^[27], 4.234/5^[47], 87/100^[48], and 8.1/10^[49].

Cultural Impact

Things named for My Neighbor Totoro include Eoperipatus totoro^[50], a taxon^[51].

Why It Matters

My Neighbor Totoro ranks in the top 4% of anime_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,502 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include Eoperipatus totoro^[50], a taxon^[51].

FAQs

What awards did My Neighbor Totoro receive?

Honors received include Mainichi Film Awards^[3], Ōfuji Noburō Award^[4], Blue Ribbon Awards^[5], and Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year^[6].