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Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. He started his career in 1963 as an animator at the studio Toei Douga, and was subsequently involved in many early classics of Japanese animation. From the beginning, he commanded attention with his incredible ability to draw, and the seemingly-endless stream of movie ideas he proposed. Wild, Stephi. "World Premiere of MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO Stage Adaptation Breaks Barbican Box Office Record". Broadway World. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022 . Retrieved May 22, 2022. a b "在日本，地位最高的动漫是哆啦a梦么？". Taojinjubao. Character Databank (CharaBiz). January 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018 . Retrieved October 28, 2018. The house lights will remain slightly raised to during the performance to ensure your safety if you need to move about.In 2023, the film was re-released in 970 United States locations as part of celebrations to mark the 35th anniversary of its first theatrical release, [36] with showings in both Japanese with English subtitles and with the English dub. [37] [38] Home media [ edit ] Vincent, Alice (February 20, 2020). "What on earth is a Totoro? The Japanese folklore behind Studio Ghibli's most magical movies". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved August 26, 2023.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2005). The Art of My Neighbor Totoro: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki. VIZ Media LLC. ISBN 978-1-59116-698-6.Tonari no Totoro (1996) - Video Sales". The Numbers. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018 . Retrieved December 17, 2018. Totoro is a forest spirit that shows himself to the girls. He is the cutest thing ever! Along with the mini totoros, soot spirits and cat bus. In 2001, Japanese magazine Animage ranked My Neighbor Totoro 45th in its list of 100 Best Anime Productions of All Time. [57] My Neighbor Totoro was voted the highest-ranking animated film on Sight & Sound 's critics' poll of all-time greatest films, and joint 154th overall. [2] In 2022, the magazine ranked the film as the joint-72nd-greatest film overall, being one of two animated films included in the list. [58] [59] My Neighbor Totoro was ranked third on the list of "Greatest Japanese Animated Films of All Time" by film magazine Kinema Junpo in 2009, 41st in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010, second on a similar Empire list of best children's films, and number one in the greatest animated films in Time Out; a similar list by the editors ranked the film in third place. [3] [60] [61] [62] Furniss, Maureen (2009). Animation: Art and Industry. Indiana University Press. p.46. ISBN 978-0-86196-904-3. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022 . Retrieved February 4, 2019. Campbell, Christopher (February 17, 2010). "Pixar Chief Discusses Totoro Cameo In 'Toy Story 3' Trailer". MTV News. MTV. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020 . Retrieved April 4, 2020.