Tonari no Totoro (1988)

Country of Origin: Japan
Year of Production: 1988
Running Times: 86 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Studio Ghibli  Tokuma Shoten presents
Copyright: © 1988 Nibariki - Tokuma Shoten
Cooperation: Hakuhodo Inc.
Executive Producer: Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Associate Executive Producers: Tatsumi Yamashita, Hideo Ogata
Producer: Toru Hara
English Language Version Producer: Carl Macek
U.S. Production (Disney Dub) Producer: Rick Dempsey
U.S. Production (Disney Dub) Associate Producer: Ned Lott
Production Planning Supervisors: Hideo Ogata, Tatsumi Yamashita
Planners: Hideo Ogata, Tatsumi Yamashita
Production Chief: Eiko Tanaka
Production Coordinators: Hirokatsu Kihara, Toshiyuki Kawabata

SCRIPT
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki
English Language Version Adaptor: Carl Macek
U.S. Production (Disney Dub) English Language Adaptation: Cindy Davis Hewitt, Donald H. Hewitt
English Language Version ADR Dialogue: Greg Snegoff
Storyboards: Hayao Miyazaki

DIRECTION
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Assistant Director: Tetsuya Endo

ANIMATION
Supervising Animator: Yoshiharu Sato
Key Animation: Tsukasa Tannai, Shinji Otsuka, Masako Shinohara, Masaaki Endo, Toshio Kawaguchi, Makoto Tanaka, Yoshinori Kanada, Katsuya Kondo, Makiko Futaki, Hiroomi Yamakawa, Hideko Tagawa
Animators: Masako Sakano, Komasa, Kiyoko Makita, Ritsuko Tanaka, Kiyo Mizutani, Ritsuko Shiina, Shinji Morohashi, Kumiko Otani, Riwako Matsui, Keiichiro Hattori, Yuka Endo, Kazutka Ozaki, Akiko Teshima, Emiko Iwayanagi, Nagisa Miyazaki, Yukari Maeda, Naoko Takenawa, Kazumi Okabe, Rie Niidome, Masakazu Okada, Aki Yamagata, Kyoko Higurashi, Keiko Watanabe, Kazuko Fukutomi; Studio Fantasia, Hajime Yoshida, Naoki Kitamura, Junichi Nagano, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Masayuki Ota; Anime Torotoro, Yukari Yamaura, Akiko Ishii, Koji Ito, Takateru Kawamura; Dragon Production
Original Art Cooperators: Masaki Kudo, Nobumasa Shinkawa, Yutaka Okamura, Madhouse Studios
Animation Check: Aiko Takahashi, Chiyomi Morisawa, Fumi Yamane, Hatsue Tanaka, Hiroe Takekura, Hiromi Hanawa, Hisako Yoshida, Junko Adachi, Komei Fujino, Mayumi Watabe, Michiko Nishimaki, Michiko Ode, Michiko Ota, Miyoko Oka, Naoko Okawa, Naomi Takahashi, Nobuko Watanabe, Noriko Yamamura, Reiko Shibuya, Reiko Suzuki, Toki Yanagi, Tokuko Harada, Tomoko Asahi, Toshichika Iwakiri, Toyoko Kajita, Yoko Fujino, Yorimi Sawauchi, Yoshiko Murata, Yuki Kyono, Yuki Takagi, Yuriko Kudo, Domusha, Group Joy, Kyoei Production, Studio Beam, Studio Hibari, Studio Killy, Studio Run Run, Studio Step, Trans Arts Co
Finish Checkers: Kenji Narita, Masae Motohashi, Miwako Nakamura, Teruyo Tateyama
Finish Technique Cooperation: Josai Duplo, Mamoru Murao
Finishing: Michiyo Yasuda
Executive Background Stylist: Kazuo Oga
Background: Hajime Matsuoka, Toshiro Nozaki, Masaki Yoshizaki, Yoji Takeshige, Kiyoko Sugawara, Kiyomi Ota
Colour Design: Michiyo Yasuda
Colour Design Assistant: Nobuko Mizuta

PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera Supervisor: Hisao Shirai
Photography: Hiroshi Ito, Hiroshi Noguchi, Katsuji Suzuki, Katsunori Maehara, Kazumi Iketani, Kiyoshi Saeki, Mitsuko Nanba, Motoaki Kiegami, Noriko Suzuki, Shinji Ikegami, Tetsuo Oofuji, Tomko Sugiyama, Yoichi Kuroda, Studio Cosmos
Labs: Tokyo Laboratory

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editing: Takeshi Seyama
Assistant Editor: Hiroshi Adachi

MUSIC
Music by: Joe Hisaishi
Songs: Kieko Nakagawa (Sanpo); Hayao Miyazaki (Tonari No Totoro)
English Language Version Lyrics: Severin Browne
Song Performed By: Azumi Inoue
Music Production: Tokuma Japan Corporation
Music Transfer: Eugene H. Saburi, Kaiulani Kidani
English Language Version Music Translation: Eugene H. Saburi, Kaiulani Kidani
English Language Version Lyrics: Severin Browne
English Language Version Music Coordinator: Yoshi Maki

SOUND
Recording Director: Shigeharu Shiba
Assistant Recording Director: Naoko Asari
Recording: Koji Fukushima, Makoto Sumiya, Mutsuyoshi Otani
Sound Mixing: Shuji Inoue
Dialogue Editor: Akira Iida
Sound Effects: Kazutoshi Sato
Sound Effects Assistant: Hironori Ono
Recording Production: Omnibus Promotion
Recording Studio: Tokyo TV Center
U.S. Production (Disney Dub) Voice Director: Rick Dempsey
U.S. Production (Disney Dub) Additional Voice Direction: Ned Lott

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Kaoru Tanifuji

VISUAL EFFECTS
Titles: Takagu Atelier

DESIGN
Production Designer: Yoshiharu Sato
Art Director: Kazuo Oga

CASTING
U.S. Production (Disney Dub) Casting: Ned Lott

VOICES
Chika Sakamoto (Mei Kusakabe)
Hitoshi Takagi (Dai-Totoro)
Noriko Hidaka (Satsuki Kusakabe)
Shigesato Itoi (Tatsuo Kusakabe)
Tanie Kitabayashi (Granny)
Toshiyuki Amagasa (Kanta)
Daiki Nakamura (man on tractor)
Hiroko Maruyama (Kenta's mother)
Machiko Washio (elementary school teacher)
Masashi Hirose (Kenta's father)
Reiko Suzuki (old lady of Honke)
Shigeru Chiba (mowing man)
Sumi Shimamoto (Yasuko Kusakabe)
Tomohiro Nishimura (postal messenger)
Yuko Mizutani (woman on tractor)
Akiko Hiramatsu
Chie Koujiro
Ikue Ohtani
Mitsuko Ishida
Naoki Tatsuta
Tarako

ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION VOICES (DISNEY DUB)
Dakota Fanning (Satsuki)
Elle Fanning (Mei)
Tim Daly (Satsuki and Mei's dad)
Pat Carroll (grandmother)
Lea Salonga (Satsuki / Mei's mom)
Frank Welker (Totoro / Catbus)
Paul Butcher (Kanta)

Additional Voices
Matt Adler
Newell Alexander
David Midthunder
Kristin Klabunde
J.P. Manoux
Evan Sabara (boy)
Kath Soucie
Yvonne Russo
Russi Taylor
Toochis Morin
Peter Renaday
Robert Clotworthy
Kimberly Guererro
Bridget Hoffman
Zahn McClarnon
Katelin Petersen (girl)
Ashley Rose Orr

ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION VOICES (TROMA / STREAMLINE DUB)
Cheryl Chase (Mei)
Lara Cody (farm girl)
Natalie Core (Nanny)
Kenneth Hartman (Kanta)
Alexandra Kenworthy (mother)
Steve Kramer (farmer)
Melanie MacQueen (Kanta's mom)
Lisa Michaelson (Satsuki)
Brianne Siddall (Michiko)
Gregory Snegoff (dad)

FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSION VOICES
Donald Reignoux (Kanta)

PLOT SUMMARY

Satsuke and her sister Mei move with their father into a new house in the country so they can be closer to their sick mother who is in a nearby hospital. Satsuke and Mei find that the neighbouring forest is full of Totoros, strange magical creatures who soon become good friends with the sisters.

AVAILABILITY

France
Theatrical Distributors: Gébéka Films

Hong Kong
Theatrical Distributors: EDKO Film Ltd

Japan
Theatrical Distributors: Toho Company Ltd
DVD Distributors: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

USA
Theatrical Distributors: 50th Street Films (1993); Walt Disney Pictures (2004)
Laserdisc Distributors: CBS Fox (4276-80)
DVD Distributors: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: Atp

Australia
Rating: G

Canada
Rating: G

France
Rating: U

Hong Kong
Rating: I

UK
Rating: U

USA
Rating: G

AWARDS

1988
Kinema Junpo Awards, Japan
Best Film (Hayao Miyazaki) - winner
Readers' Choice Award: Best Japanese Film (Hayao Miyazaki) - winner

Mainichi Film Concours, Japan
Best Film (Hayao Miyazaki) - winner
Ofuji Noburo Award (Hayao Miyazaki) - winner

1989
Blue Ribbon Awards, Japan
Special Award (Hayao Miyazaki) - winner

TIMELINE

1988
April
16: Japan - theatrical release

1994
August
3: USA - laserdisc release (CBS Fox (4276-80))

1999
December
8: France - theatrical release

2001
July
27: South Korea - theatrical release

2002
August
28: France - theatrical re-release

November
14: Taiwan - theatrical re-release

2003
September
19: South Korea - shown at the Megabox Japan Film Festival

2004
July
8: Australia - shown at the Sydney Miyazaki Film Festival

August
31: USA - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Long Mao
Mi vecino Totoro - Argentinean / Spanish title
Mijn buurman Totoro - Dutch title
Min nabo Totoro - Danish television title
Il mio vicino Totoro - Italian title
Mon voisin Totoro - French title
My Neighbor Totoro - US title
Näkymätön ystävä - Finnish title

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
The Art of Spirited Away (2003)

KEYWORDS

animation, anime, buses, children, cats, forests, hospitals, magic, trees

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008