Country
Italy
Date
Apr 03, 1989
Note
Verona International Film Week
He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!
1h 26min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Trama
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yuko Maruyama | Kanta's Mother (voice) |
| Masashi Hirose | Kanta's Father (voice) |
| Reiko Suzuki | Kanta's Aunt (voice) |
| Machiko Washio | Teacher (voice) |
| Naoki Tatsuta | Catbus (voice) |
| Tomohiro Nishimura | Postman (voice) |
| Chie Koujiro | Michiko (voice) |
| Yuko Mizutani | Ryoko (voice) |
| Shigeru Chiba | Additional Voices (voice) |
| TARAKO | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Mitsuko Ishida | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Daiki Nakamura | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Akiko Hiramatsu | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Ikue Otani | Additional Voices (voice) |
Genres
FantasyAnimationFamily
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | となりのトトロ |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Studio Ghibli, Nibariki, Tokuma Shoten |
| Sito ufficiale | gkids.com |
| Data di uscita | 16 aprile 1988 |
| Exec. Producer | Yasuyoshi Tokuma |
| Producer | Tooru Hara, Toshio Suzuki |
| Writer | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Editors | Takeshi Seyama, Hiroshi Adachi |
| Cinematography | Hisao Shirai |
| Asst. Directors | Tetsuya Endo, Hayao Miyazaki |
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| Camera Operators | Hisao Shirai |
| Add. Photography | Hisao Shirai |
| Production Design | |
| Art Direction | |
| Set Decoration | |
| Visual Effects | |
| Composer | Joe Hisaishi, Takashi Watanabe, Shuji Inoue, Kazutoshi Sato, Shigeharu Shiba, Azumi Inoue, Akiyoshi Yoda, Naoko Asari, Hironori Ono |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi, Takashi Watanabe, Shuji Inoue, Kazutoshi Sato, Shigeharu Shiba, Azumi Inoue, Akiyoshi Yoda, Naoko Asari, Hironori Ono |
| Budget | 3.700.000 € |
| Incasso | 41.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Japan
Date
Sep 19, 1989
Note
Tokyo International Film Festival
Country
Spain
Date
Oct 14, 1990
Note
Sitges Film Festival
Country
France
Date
Feb 01, 1992
Note
Festival du cinéma pour enfants de Corbeil-Essonnes
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Country
United States
Date
Oct 23, 2005
Note
The Hollywood Film Festival (New English Dub)
Country
Iceland
Date
Sep 25, 2011
Note
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Country
New Zealand
Date
Aug 11, 2012
Note
Nelson Japanese Film Festival
Country
Israel
Date
Jul 12, 2014
Note
Jerusalem Film Festival
Country
Estonia
Date
Apr 09, 2016
Note
Japanese Animation Film Festival
Country
Belgium
Date
Nov 19, 2016
Note
Kuma Anime Film Festival
Country
Czechia
Date
Feb 26, 2022
Note
Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1991
Certification
G
Country
United States
Date
May 07, 1993
Certification
G
Note
Streamline dub
Country
Switzerland
Date
Aug 28, 2002
Certification
0
Note
Re-release
Country
Poland
Date
Sep 28, 2007
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Country
Russia
Date
Mar 20, 2008
Certification
0+
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 27, 2018
Certification
Btl
Note
Re-release
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Aug 02, 2024
Certification
U
Note
Re-release
Country
Puerto Rico
Date
Jul 19, 2025
Certification
PG
Note
Studio Ghibli Fest
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 16, 1988
Country
Switzerland
Date
Apr 16, 1988
Certification
6
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Jul 15, 1988
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 17, 1989
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Country
United States
Date
Jul 13, 1990
Certification
G
Country
Spain
Date
Jun 10, 1996
Certification
APTA
Country
France
Date
Dec 08, 1999
Certification
TP
Country
South Korea
Date
Jul 28, 2001
Certification
ALL
Country
Taiwan
Date
Nov 14, 2002
Note
Re-release
Country
Australia
Date
Jul 08, 2004
Certification
G
Country
Finland
Date
Sep 29, 2006
Country
Denmark
Date
Mar 30, 2007
Country
Norway
Date
Mar 30, 2007
Country
Sweden
Date
Mar 30, 2007
Certification
Btl
Country
Türkiye
Date
Jul 06, 2007
Country
Italy
Date
Sep 18, 2009
Certification
T
Country
China
Date
Dec 14, 2018
Country
Russia
Date
Oct 22, 2020
Note
Re-release
Country
Peru
Date
Feb 09, 2023
Country
Brazil
Date
Sep 18, 2025
Certification
L
Note
Ghibli Fest
Country
Vietnam
Date
Dec 19, 2025
Digital
Country
Egypt
Date
Mar 01, 2016
Country
Indonesia
Date
Mar 01, 2016
Country
United States
Date
Dec 17, 2019
Certification
G
Country
Thailand
Date
Jan 31, 2020
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Country
India
Date
Feb 01, 2020
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 01, 2020
Physical media
Country
Brazil
Date
Mar 08, 1995
Certification
L
Country
France
Date
Jul 06, 1999
Note
VHS
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
Mar 27, 2006
Note
DVD
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Mar 27, 2006
Note
DVD
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Country
Greece
Date
Jan 19, 2007
Note
DVD
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 17, 2007
Certification
0
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 24, 2007
Certification
Btl
Note
DVD
Country
Poland
Date
Nov 14, 2007
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 18, 2008
Certification
6
Note
DVD
Country
Russia
Date
May 28, 2009
Certification
0+
Note
DVD
Country
Singapore
Date
Mar 02, 2010
Note
DVD
Country
Mexico
Date
May 15, 2010
Certification
A
Note
Zima DVD Re-release
Country
Chile
Date
Jun 19, 2013
Note
DVD
Country
Argentina
Date
Nov 02, 2016
Note
DVD
Country
Philippines
Date
Oct 17, 2017
Note
DVD
Country
Canada
Date
Dec 11, 2018
Note
DVD & Blu-ray
TV
Country
Sweden
Date
Jun 06, 1995
Country
Finland
Date
Oct 21, 1995
Country
France
Date
May 30, 1998
Country
Germany
Date
May 04, 2007
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Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 20, 2021
Country
Brazil
Date
May 06, 2025
Certification
L
Note
Discovery Kids
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