Watch this when
My Neighbor Totoro
For when you want to feel like a kid again. 🌿
Who it's for
Two sisters move to the countryside and befriend a giant forest spirit.
Happy→Awe / Wonder
Feelings it meets
What it is
Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli, My Neighbor Totoro follows sisters Satsuki and Mei, who move with their father to an old house in the countryside of 1950s Japan, near the hospital where their mother is recovering from a long-term illness. The girls discover Totoro, a large forest spirit who lives in a huge camphor tree, along with the Catbus.
Where to find it
Max in the US; Netflix in many other regions. Check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Mother in hospital and a child goes missing.
Age: G
That I exist is a perpetual surprise which is life.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 22
