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My Neighbor Totoro

Movie · 1988 · 86 min

A gentle, enchanting escape into childhood wonder, blending everyday family warmth with quiet magical encounters.

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1988 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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Year
1988
Runtime
86 min
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • nature
  • coming-of-age
  • healing
  • parenthood
Places
  • countryside
  • home
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism4
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, children's, supernatural
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Written by
Hayao Miyazaki
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography
Hisao Shirai
Runtime
86 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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