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My Neighbor Totoro received widespread acclaim from film critics. [52] [53] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 59 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "My Neighbor Totoro is a heartwarming, sentimental masterpiece that captures the simple grace of childhood."
An English dub of this film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures in 2003, but it would not be released until March 7, 2006, when it came out on DVD. [10] Turner Classic Movies televised both the dubbed and subbed versions on January 19, 2006 [ 11 ] as part of their month-long celebration of Miyazaki in honor of his birthday, January 5. [ 12 ]
The opening theme is "The Regrettable Neighbours Club Two and a Half Stars" (残念系隣人部★★☆, Zannenkei Rinjinbu Hoshi Futatsuhan) by Marina Inoue, Kanae Itō, Nozomi Yamamoto, Misato Fukuen, Kana Hanazawa, and Yuka Iguchi, while the ending theme is "My Feelings" (私のキ・モ・チ, Watashi no Ki-mo-chi) by Marina Inoue.
My search of sources found some contradicting examples as well. E.g., part of this book's excerpt states that My Neighbor Totoro. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. 1993. Fox Video, 1994. VHS. "My Neighbor Totoro.” My Neighbor Totoro. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Walt Disney, 2006, backing up that there was a VHS release in 1994.
In 2015, GKIDS announced it would release the film in theaters in North America in 2016 along with an English dub, with actors Daisy Ridley, Dev Patel, Ashley Eckstein and Alison Fernandez confirmed to lend their voices. [38] The film premiered in New York City on January 1, 2016, with a wider North American release on February 26, 2016. [5] [39]
Tokuma Shoten commissioned Streamline for the Kiki's Delivery Service dub after being satisfied with the English production of My Neighbor Totoro, but did not give Streamline the rights to distribute the film in North America. [45] The Streamline dub was released only on the Ghibli LaserDisc Box Set in 1996, which is out of print. [23]
[1] [3] [4] The series was released on DVD in two parts on May 28, 2014, with each disc with a bonus episode. [5] [6] [7] The opening theme is "Meiwaku Spectacle" (迷惑スペクタクル, Meiwaku Supekutakuru, "Nuisance Spectacle") by Kana Hanazawa, and the ending theme is "Set Them Free" by Akira Jimbo.
My Neighbors the Yamadas (Japanese: ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん, Hepburn: Hōhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun) is a 1999 Japanese animated comedy film written and directed by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Hakuhodo and Buena Vista Home Entertainment, and distributed by Shochiku. [4]