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“My Neighbor Totoro,” a stage adaptation of Miyazaki Hayao‘s beloved 1988 Studio Ghibli film, is set to return to London’s Barbican Theatre this fall. ... the mother is incredibly ill and ...
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."
In 1950s Japan, [1] two girls, Satsuki and Mei, whose mother has been hospitalised with tuberculosis, [2] relocate to a village in the countryside. [3] Their new house, in which they live with their professor father, [2] Tatsuo, [4] is haunted with soot spirits, susuwatari, [3] and they encounter Totoro, a "forest spirit who looks like the result of an experimental breeding programme involving ...
Makiko Futaki (二木真希子 Futaki Makiko; June 19, 1958 – May 13, 2016) was a Japanese animator best known for her contributions to Studio Ghibli on films such as My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Princess Mononoke (1997), and Spirited Away (2001).
The full company for the second run of “My Neighbor Totoro,” a stage adaptation of Miyazaki Hayao‘s beloved 1988 Studio Ghibli film, has been unveiled. The production is a collaboration ...
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s theater adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s “My Neighbor Totoro” swept the Olivier Awards on Sunday, taking home six out of the nine categories it was nominated ...
Tarako died on March 4, 2024, at the age of 63. [3] [4] Tarako continued voice acting while battling an illness but her condition worsened. [8]Her death was announced by Fuji Television and Nippon Animation, the producers of Chibi Maruko-chan as well as her agency Troubadour five days later.
The initial Japanese theatrical release was accompanied by Hayao Miyazaki's light-hearted My Neighbor Totoro as a double feature. While the two films were marketed toward children and their parents, the starkly tragic nature of Grave of the Fireflies turned away many audiences.