Tonari no Totoro
となりのトトロ
Synopsis
In 1950s Japan, Tatsuo Kusakabe relocates himself and his two daughters, Satsuki and Mei, to the countryside to be closer to their mother, who is hospitalized due to long-term illness. As the girls grow acquainted with rural life, Mei encounters a small, bunny-like creature in the yard one day. Chasing it into the forest, she finds "Totoro"—a giant, mystical forest spirit whom she soon befriends. Before long, Satsuki too meets Totoro, and the two girls suddenly find their lives filled with magical adventures in nature and fantastical creatures of the woods. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters
Staff
Miyazaki, Hayao
Director, Script, Storyboard, Original Creator
Endou, Tetsuya
Episode Director
Otoubo, Márcia
Script
Endou, Masaaki
Key Animation
Futaki, Makiko
Key Animation
Hisaishi, Joe
Music
Kanada, Yoshinori
Key Animation, Original Character Design
Kaneko, Hidetoshi
Background Art
Kimura, Shinji
Background Art
Kondou, Katsuya
Key Animation
Matsui, Riwako
In-Between Animation
Matsuoka, Satoshi
Background Art
Miyazaki, Nagisa
In-Between Animation
Mizuta, Nobuko
Color Design
Oga, Kazuo
Art Director
Ogata, Hideo
Planning
Okada, Masakazu
In-Between Animation
Okamura, Tensai
Key Animation
Oota, Kiyomi
Background Art
Ootsuka, Shinji
Key Animation
Ozaki, Kazutaka
Key Animation
Pinheiro, Rafael
ADR Director
Satou, Yoshiharu
Character Design, Principle Drawing, Animation Director
Seyama, Takeshi
Editing
Shiba, Shigeharu
Recording
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- "Sanpo (さんぽ; Stroll)" by Azumi Inoue
Endings
- "Tonari no Totoro (となりのトトロ; My Neighbor Totoro)" by Azumi Inoue
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