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My Neighbor Totoro (Full Screen Edition) Actors: Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi Director: Hayao Miyazaki Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Format: Animated, Color Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Running Time: 87 minutes Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2002-12-03 Buy from Amazon |
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From Amazon.com essential video 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 |
 "Great for kids."We love this film; our grandkids love this film. We think it is Miyazaki's best. No violence, scary segments, or big machines (as found in Howl's Moving Castle, for example); lots of fun, wonderful imagery, tenderness, nature awareness, and respect for others (as also found in Spirited Away); and all done at level even very young children appreciate. A wonderful film/video. "Healthy and wonderful viewing for kids 3 to 14 or so"This is a wonderful film. Fine music, great animation and a truly wholesome, funny, sweet, fascinating and imaginative story about a family living in the country. Magic and special things are going on, nature weaves a sweet spell on the kids and interesting things occur. Length? Just right for viewing by little ones and an adult along with them. With all the violence and cruelty in this world and in film, this is a refreshing change of pace for your family and especially for your little ones. Our four year old adores this DVD, with very good reason...give it a try and you will not regret it. "Better than Disney!"This is a movie that have humanity, realism and love. You will love the girls. A simple and touching history! "*****"So sweet and creative - one of the few movies I will watch with my kids. Great music, thought and it's simply visually pleasing too. "Disney DVD: Letterboxed with original Japanese soundtrack"Forget the old FOX VIDEO DVD release (cropped & dubbed) look for this new upcoming Disney DVD release. Here is their press info: February 2006: 1.85:1 (16:9 enhanced), Dolby Digital 2.0; 2-Disc Special Edition, Original Japanese audio & new English dub, storyboards, behind-the-scenes. |
