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My
Neighbor Totoro (1993) DVD
Starring: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, See more
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
My Neighbor Totoro is that rare delight, a family film that appeals
to children and adults alike. While their mother is in the hospital, 10-year-old
Satsuki and 4-year-old Mei move into an old-fashioned house in the country
with their professor father. At the foot of an enormous camphor tree, Mei
discovers the nest of King Totoro, a giant forest spirit who resembles
an enormous bunny rabbit. Mei and Satsuki learn that Totoro makes the trees
grow, and when he flies over the countryside or roars in his thunderous
voice, the winds blow. Totoro becomes the protector of the two sisters,
watching over them when they wait for their father, and carrying them over
the forests on an enchanted journey. When the children worry about their
mother, Totoro sends them to visit her via a Catbus, a magical, multilegged
creature with a grin the Cheshire Cat might envy.
Unlike many cartoon children, Satsuki and Mei are neither smart-alecky
nor cloyingly saccharine. They are credible kids: bright, energetic, silly,
helpful, and occasionally impatient. Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki makes the
viewer believe the two sisters love each other in a way no American feature
has ever achieved. My Neighbor Totoro is enormously popular in Japan, and
some of the character merchandise has begun to appear in America. The film
has also inspired a Japanese environmental group to buy a Totoro Forest
preserve in the Saitama Prefecture, where Miyazaki's film is set. --Charles
Solomon - Amazon.com
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Kids Collection, The - Toto, Lost in New York (1996) VHS
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Kids Collection, The - Virtual Oz (1996) VHS
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Kids Collection, The - Christmas in Oz (1996) VHS
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