My Neighbor Totoro Genre Guide: Story, Cast and Movie Facts

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Noriko Hidaka as Satsuki Kusakabe (voice); Chika Sakamoto as Mei Kusakabe (voice); Hitoshi Takagi as Totoro (voice); Shigesato Itoi as Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice); Sumi Shimamoto as Yasuko Kusakabe (voice); Tanie Kitabayashi as Granny (voice); Toshiyuki Amagasa as Kanta Ogaki (voice); Yuko Maruyama as Kanta's Mother (voice)

About My Neighbor Totoro

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

More like My Neighbor Totoro

• A Letter to Momo
• Mirai
• Twitches
• Spirited Away
• Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
• Onward
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• The Taste of Tea

Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.