On August 23, 2024, at 9:00 PM, “My Neighbor Totoro” will be broadcast on Friday Roadshow. This article introduces the plot, cast, and characters.
Music Information
- Opening Theme: “Sanpo” by Azumi Inoue
- Ending Theme: “My Neighbor Totoro” by Azumi Inoue
- “My Neighbor Totoro” Soundtrack
Plot Summary
Satsuki is a sixth-grade girl who moves to the countryside with her younger sister Mei and their father to help their mother, who is in the hospital, recover in a clean environment. Their new home is an old house near a large camphor tree.
Upon arrival, Mei discovers small, black, ghost-like creatures called “Soot Sprites” hiding in the house. After learning from a neighbor that these creatures are known as “Susuwatari,” Satsuki and Mei are thrilled by their mysterious and wonderful encounter.
One day, while playing in the yard, Mei encounters two strange creatures. She follows them and tumbles to the base of the camphor tree, where she meets a giant creature named Totoro. When Satsuki hears about this, she tries to meet Totoro herself, but the hole at the base of the tree where Mei entered has disappeared…
Cast
- Satsuki: Noriko Hidaka
- Mei: Chika Sakamoto
- Father: Shigesato Itoi
- Mother: Sumi Shimamoto
- Granny: Tanie Kitabayashi
- Kanta’s Mother: Yūko Maruyama
- Teacher: Machiko Washio
- Granny from the Main House: Reiko Suzuki
- Kanta’s Father: Masashi Hirose
- Kanta: Toshiyuki Amagasa
- Grass Cutter: Shigeru Chiba
Staff
- Original Story, Screenplay, Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Producer: Yasuyoshi Tokuma
- Planning: Tatsumi Yamashita, Hideo Ogata
- Animation Director: Yoshiharu Satou
- Art Director: Kazuo Oga
- Music: Joe Hisaishi
Characters
- Satsuki (Noriko Hidaka): A responsible sixth-grade girl and older sister.
- Mei (Chika Sakamoto): Satsuki’s younger sister, a curious and lively 4-year-old.
- Father (Shigesato Itoi): Satsuki and Mei’s father, a university archaeologist.
- Mother (Sumi Shimamoto): Satsuki and Mei’s mother, recuperating at Shichikokuyama Hospital.
- Granny (Tanie Kitabayashi): Kanta’s grandmother and neighbor to Satsuki’s family.
- Kanta (Toshiyuki Amagasa): Satsuki’s classmate.
- Totoro (Hitoshi Takagi): A large creature Mei encounters at the base of the forest’s giant camphor tree.
- Catbus: A cat-shaped bus that normal humans cannot see.
- Soot Sprites: Black creatures living in the Kusakabe house, with two eyes.