Watch this when
My Neighbor Totoro
Mom's in the hospital and you're trying so hard to be brave. Sometimes you just need a big, soft Totoro next to you at the bus stop. ☔
Who it's for
Beneath its gentle surface, Totoro is about two sisters living with a mother in hospital and the fear nobody quite says out loud.
Anxious→Comforted
Feelings it meets
What it is
In Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli animated film, set in 1950s rural Japan, sisters Satsuki and Mei move to the countryside with their father while their mother recovers from an illness in hospital. The girls discover friendly forest spirits, including the large, gentle Totoro.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A parent's illness and a lost child.
Age: G (MPAA)
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2
