Overview
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Sunday Family Films
This acclaimed animated tale from Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki follows schoolgirl Satsuke (Dakota Fanning) and her younger sister, Mei (Elle Fanning), as they settle into an old country house with their father (Tim Daly) and wait for their mother to recover from an illness in an area hospital. As the sisters explore their new home, they encounter and befriend playful spirits in their house and the nearby forest, most notably the massive, cuddly creature known as Totoro.
Free for children 12 and under.
Co-sponsored by the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.
