My Neighbor Totoro

The image represents Mei and Satsuki’s acquaintance with Totoro when waiting for their father at the bus stop in a dark and rainy night. From the image, the setting is a somewhat scary scene without knowing its light and humorous tone. Rain is heavily pouring from the sky while Totoro only has a leaf atop his head. It seems that Totoro isn’t bothered standing in the rain and even somehow enjoys it in contrast to the two girls holding low so that the umbrella covers both Mei and Satsuki completely. Here lies one of the themes in My Neighbor Totoro and among many other Miyazaki’s films- the good and evil are all in a state of balance. Traditional western films depict what is good and what is evil with an insurmountable barrier.…

Hayao Miyazaki, an influential Japanese film director who has produced animated films that still remain popular both in Japan and worldwide. Throughout this essay, one of his most famous animated films “My Neighbor Totoro” will be discussed, exploring the religious elements used in the film, based on a comparison of Shinto and Buddhism. This should help us understand how Miyazaki delivers the message that nature is sacred. To understand the religious elements of the film, we should discuss the…

in Japanese Animation - The Image of Family in “My Neighbor Totoro” The main character of “My Neighbor Totoro” is Satsuki; her family includes a mother who is absent due to being hospitalized and her father, who is a writer concentrated on his work. For that reason, the role of supporting the daily life of the family is posed upon Satsuki. Satsuki who is 10 years old is still a child. However, she is forced to bear the adult role for everyday life and takes care of her younger sister and her…

The setting of the story for Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away is the fictional world, while Totoro is based on the real world. Audience might be familiar with the flowing river and the village with forest, and the little sisters, Satsuki and Mei. As a result, the flying scene occurs in such a movie with real background is more unbelievable than that in the fictional world. When the two little girls fly with Totoro, the music rises undoubtedly. The exciting music is actually the empathy to the…

Japan, 1963, the city of Sayama, Saitama prefecture; a gruesome murder is committed involving two sisters. Japan, 1988, the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama prefecture; the setting of a beloved children’s film starring two sisters. There have been several instances of speculation regarding the movie, many viewers wondering if there were any correlations between the murder case and the movie. Fan theories spread like wildfire through the internet, calling Totoro a ‘God of Death’ and a ‘grim reaper’.…

Fray… pp. 3). Also, in an article that he published, Miyazaki stated that he was disgusted by the government’s proposal to increase Japan’s army (Above the Fray… pp. 3). This Statement was directed to Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzou Abe and because of this, Miyazaki was told to stay away from politics and his movie was referred to as having a slow moving style and boring because of the lack of digital fireworks by conservatives in the country (as cited in Above the Fray… pp. 4). However, this…

That is “My neighbor Totoro” is one of my favorite films to watch. My Neighbor Totoro might have had no plot, but the storyline was very heartwarming. It made you remember your childhood when you had imaginary friends or animals that would come visit you at the dinner table, came lay in bed with you when you were scared in your bedroom at…

was born from thus it must be seamless as to create the actuality of movement. After all, the form’s go their separate ways after establishing the skeleton for the work’s, more detail and emotion is added to a painting, while in animation the sketch is developed to mimic life with movement, animation is a moving idea on paper. ———However, contrasting factors between the two forms are much more noticeable when compared. ————— Animation for example, was, by popular opinion dominated by Japan in…

its own and, in my opinion, is superior in terms of storytelling and visuals. He is most known for his movie, My Neighbor Totoro, whose titular creature has become the mascot for the studio and an icon in Japanese media. While most reviews you would find for this movie are overwhelmingly positive, there are always a few rotten tomatoes in the basket. A reviewer from The New York Times, Stephen Holden, wrote that he thought the movie was without any real conflicts and, “crosses the line from…

In My Neighbor Totoro, Mei and Satsuki Kusakabe explore the wild woods and let their imaginations run wild. Seeing magical creatures like a kind majestic beast, to a cat bus that has headlights as eyes seems too surreal. The movie takes you to a whole new world where you can find adventure through the eyes of two imaginative girls. Director, Hayao Miyazaki made this anime movie one of the best children’s movie I’ve ever seen. This movie had so many different morals behind it. The first moral I…