This movie is the best kids movie I know. This is the best parenting I’ve ever seen portrayed anywhere. Being 43 years old, It makes me feel all sentimental and appreciate my mother, who raised me and my sister on her own so much more! I need to watch ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ again soon!
One additional comment: Note how the father is depicted in this film - as a loving guardian of his daughters, who is totally on "Team Satski and Team May." His character completely avoids a cliche that you would find in American films: When May reports seeing the Totoros, the father is not at all concerned with the idea that she's making up stories, or in assuming she's lying (or hallucinating) and is not interested in persuading her to "tell the truth." On the contrary, he is patient and reassuring in the face of May's fantastical story; He is accepting enough to consider that May really did meet supernatural forest creatures that adults can't see. His priority is to comfort her, and to provide an interpretation of what she saw where she is not in any way in the wrong. He is NOT concerned with 'getting his daughter to act properly' -- she's already doing that. :)
Yes! He know that his daughters are still young and he keeps the wonder of the world alive instead of crushing their “childish” imaginations and I love it!
Just a small correction, it's spelled Satsuki. In japanese names that have a U in between S and K, is silent as P in psychology, such in Sasuke (as in Naruto and Mystical Ninja) and Sosuke. Also the spelling of the younger sister's name is Mei, the same as Mei in Turning Red (which by the way, comes from chinese mei mei meaning little sister).
@@mevb You’re correct: ‘Satsuki’ vs ‘Satski’ is one of the curious differences between the more recent & more widely available Disney DVD dub, and the older ‘Fox’ DVD dub (which has the character’s name as ‘Satsuki.’ As the Fox dub was the first way that I was introduced to this film, I personally prefer that the character’s name be pronounced as’Satsuki,’ with the ‘U’ clearly audible. 🙂
@@mevb Satsuki comes from "皐月," which means "May" in Japanese, and it’s a common name in Japan. Her younger sister Mei’s name comes from the English word "May," which, as you know, also means the month of May. The character for "younger sister" is read as "Mei" in Chinese, but in Japanese, it is read differently.
It's a mark of an excellent storyteller that they can take the premise of "you're a child and your mom is sick" and turn it into something like this. It feels like this movie captured all light and dark emotions of being a kid; you don't really have a good grasp on the world, but you try your best; you stumble, you lash out, you make poor decisions that you FEEL must be the right ones... everything, from finding an acorn to your mom having a cold, gets magnified by a thousand, because your world hasn't expanded enough to realize that those things are just ... life. Hayao Miyazaki is a master of making you feel what it's like to grow up.
I hope my daughter looks back on this fondly as she gets older. We are are Studio Ghibli fans in our house, with Totoro being the first we ever watched when she was probably 5 (she's 15 now). Princess Mononoke was the first rated R movie she saw at age 9 (in the theater no less). I think I first saw Mononoke in the summer of '99 just after moving to the Bay Area in a theater in Berkley and it was one of those "I'm never going to forget this." moments (I was 34 at the time). Spirited Away came out while we lived in the Bay Area as well, and of course we saw it when it came out. We lived across the street then up the street from one of the greatest video stores in the country (RIP Le Video of San Francisco) and rented SO much anime after that move and my casual fandom for anime blossomed SO incredibly much during that period before it was so widespread. I have so many moments tied up with this film and it represents so much in terms of my own daughter's childhood, seeing her own childhood joy in these girls as well, and being able to use this movie to remember to continue to remember my own childhood joy in such simple things like tree tunnels, rain, dust sprites, and simply nature and relationships between each other. I didn't see Nausica of the Valley of the Wind until much later in my life (I was past 50), but when I did see it, it immediately became my favorite of their entire studio library. Thank you for doing these (despite the crazy risk involved since Japanese studios are notoriously litigious about RUclips reactions). It's equally fun to see your joy at watching this for me.
An ex-bf of mine was a big, evil metalhead (he wasn't but he liked it when people thought that) who had big, evil tastes in movies. One week, he was the sickest a human ever was (he had a bad cold) and after not sleeping well for a couple of nights he asked to put on something nice. Just a nice feel-good movie. I took advantage of his vulnerable state and showed him a movie he always refused to watch with me because it was for kids and girls: Kiki's Delivery Service. He also cried. Like Totoro, it's a very low-stakes movie but, also like Totoro, it is told from the angle of the very young protagonists, so the small things seem big. The common things seem scary or magical when experienced for the first time. Much more scarier or magical than they are to an adult (for example, for all we know the mom could have been in the hospital because of a broken leg. Something that needs care and treatment but usually isn't life-threatening. But it doesn't matter. For small children, it's "mom is gone, mom is in the hospital, hospitals are for people who are seriously ill, mom is seriously ill!" either way. Or the goat. It's just a goat but for a little child who's on eye-level with the animal and holds on to an item that symbolizes "I'll see mom soon if I only hold on to it!", it's terrifying.). We parted ways for many good reasons but credit where credit is due, he said something about specifically these Ghibli movies that I think is very true (paraphrased by me): It hits hard because it perfectly shows a world we once had and couldn't wait to outgrow and now we can never have it again, and that hurts. Even if we tried, we can't have this childlike wonder anymore. And it's true. We can take fruit or veggie seeds and plant them and see what happens, and it feels fun and great when they sprout. But it's just not the same magical wonder it was when we grew something, even if it wasn't something edible, from a seed and saw the first sprout. We can go on any trip and explore different cultures and lands and it's a great adventure that'll create great memories. But it's just not the same magical adventure as playing in grandmother's garden and venturing through the hedges and bushes to see the world they were hiding on the other side. I'm not saying adventures and explorations as an adult are bad or worse, it's not. Those are wonderful experiences, too. But the world will never again feel as big and wonderous as it did when we were children and I think whether we're fully aware of it or not, Totoro and Kiki remind us of these times and that they're gone. And I guess that's why we feel sad, sometimes to the point of crying when we watch these movies. They allow us to have a glimpse of these enormous childhood feelings and wonders, and that's sweet and fun but there's simply no door for us that allows us to go back, even if it's just for a visit.
i also enjoy that the stakes are mundane (important but realistic) and are not "world ending", but rather the character's world would "end" if something happened to their loved ones. So much of the stakes are about caring for the well-being of their family members. Their mom being sick, mei missing, waiting for their dad to come home but he's late...the little moments of tension we all experience as a consequence of love.
It's the nostalgia for me... it makes you think about being a kid, and when you look back to being that innocent and carefree, but then mix in a little bit of worry and uncertainty... for a kid that age? It can just be gutwrenching.
I watched this when I was a kid still, and I thought it was cute children's film. Watched it again some months back and ugly cried through a lot of it.
That movie absolutely destroyed me... BUT if you do, Lipps, two things: 1 - you will need at least 2 full boxes of tissues, and 2 - watch it subtitled, the English dub is utter garbage
Japan traditionally has had a very high incidence of Tuberculosis and Miyazaki's mother was sick from it when he was a child so presumably the hospital the mother is in is a Tuberculosis ward.
I will never not be impressed at how this movie manages to be fun, heartwarming and serious at the same time. I've had experience of relatives being hospitalized and I can assure you the last minutes capture that feeling so damn well. This will always be one of Miyazaki's masterpieces.
I love this movie! You actually do find out what happens with their mother. If you watch the end credits, you’ll see her come home in a taxi. You’ll also see a baby a couple of time which tells me Satsuki and Mei get a younger sibling.
Wow. If you cried this much for Totoro, don't let anyone talk you into watching *The Grave of the Fireflies!* If they do, make sure you have A LOT of tissues.
The grave of Fireflies is the only movie I will NOT re-watch. It might well be the most powerful WWII story (or post WWII story) ever to make it to film. The entire production is brilliant... but omg does it tear holes in your sole.
omg girl you are so pretty and cute,i just love that you cried just by the emotional of the beggining,i was looking for reactions to Totoro and you definetly didn't let me down,now i lov you okay? :,)
You should watch Ponyo (on the Cliff by the Sea), it's another feel good movie from Studio Ghibli, which is inspired by The Little Mermaid (both the Hans Cristian Andersen fairy tale and the Disney animated movie). Other Ghibli movies I recommend are Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Howl's Moving Castle and Whisper of the Heart.
This movie is truly one of the great movies of my childhood, awesome that you loved this film. Another great Japanese animation Film is “Steamboy” from 2004, while not a studio Ghibli film it is in my mind right up there.
The way I see it, this movie just spot on the childish feeling of being lost or worrying for your loved ones. A feeling any kid had felt. So even as adult, we're able to conect deeply because we remember than fear. I love it but it always awoke dark memories to me.
Miyazaki is my favorite director and all the studio Ghibli are a must watch (the whole 23 of them). However, here's my short list of those who you should watch next and are my all time favorite (apart from the 3 you already saw) 1 - The Castle of Cagliostro. Not Ghibli, Miyazaki first film and my favorite of his. Just such a fun movie. 2 - Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind. Sort of Sci-Fi with ecological undertones (a staple of Miyazaki). Fantastic film and with its success, Miyazaki created Ghibli a year later. 3 - Laputa- Castle in the Sky. The most 'block buster' Ghibli film. It has pirates, alien technology and laser shooting robots. A total blast. 4 - Kiki's Delivery Service. Along with Totoro, this might be the most wholesome Ghibli film. I just love it. 5 - Grave of the fireflies. Not by Miyazaki but by Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata. A film about kids in WW2. A hard movie to watch even if beautiful. Definitely have tissues ready for this one. As I said, the whole Ghibli/Miyazaki cinematography is a must watch but start with these ones. Trust me, they're all A++ material.
he's also the creator of demon souls, dark souls, bloodeborn etc. he was heavily involved. and alot of their inspiration came from their spiritual ancestor called Evergrace and Forever Kingdom. heck, even the billianna trees resemble the urd tree spawn
try the world masterpiece theatre series by nippon- based on western literiture, some of which got english dub broadcasts back in the 80's/90's. heidi, perrine en family, anne of green gables, marco, flone of mystrious island, the trapp family, little women (they don't kill the one off in this one- glad for it!), pollyanna, little princess sara, shirlock hound, peter pan, arabian nights, little lord fauntly (i think how its spelled) and more- worked on by the senior ghibli founders in their early years! they can be a struggle to find but there are fan subs like "licca subs" and some have even gained blu-ray treatment. honorable mentions: georgie and candy candy (only knock offs exist!).
El espíritu del bosque,los hermosos guardianes,nuestros amados árboles,hay un mundo hermoso de criaturas fantásticas esperando,para el que se atreva a contemplar. Ghibli fue tan importante en mi respeto y amor ala naturaleza.❤
Great reaction this is my favourite movie of Studios Ghibli it bring me memories of my childhood i have watched this movie so many times and still have an impact over me, i hope you will react to Howl's Moving Castle its an absolutely must. Keep up the good work, see you monday for the Audiobook cant wait.
Ghibli's movies have great pictures and music! This is one of the best Ghibli movies to watch! The model for the mother of the sick Mei and her friends is Director Miyazaki's mother.
It's officially pronounced GIB-lee, not JIB-lee, because in Japanese, G is always hard. Which is funny because the word comes from another language where it's actually pronounced JIB-lee. 😆 This was all in an "extra" on one of the Studio Gibli DVDs. Notes on the film: I love how Totoro just glances at Mei, and he seems like he's thinking: "What's this on top of me? Oh. It's just a small human. Nothing to worry about. Back to sleep." 😆 Kanta seems to be cripplingly shy with anyone who he's new to, but he's still far too much of a gentleman to allow two girls to be stranded in the rain, even if he can't force himself to speak to them. 😄 My Neighbour Totoro is a prime example of a no-antagonist film. Even Kanta, who seems unfriendly at first, turns out to just have been shy and is a really nice boy once you get to know him. I think that Totoro's attitude is: "Why should I cause anyone harm when I can instead do so much good?" He's super-powerful, but he controls his power and uses it wisely. I'm reminded of a bit from the LOTR story where Gimli the dwarf says something about Fangorn being dangerous, and Gandalf reminds Gimli that Aragorn is dangerous, Legolas is dangerous, that he, Gandalf, is dangerous and even Gimli himself is dangerous. The point being that just being "dangerous" isn't a good criteria for fearing someone or something. Respect, yes, but fear is not needed when the strong control themselves.
i think the mom is implied to have a more serious long term illness but that she caught a cold as she was recovering that made her condition stall a bit, was staying longer until she recovered just in case.
This film is so sweet it makes my teeth hurt. I haven't seen them all, but I think that this might be my most favorite Miyazaki title. Aside from the daughters and Totoro and his gang, the things I love about this movie are the inclusion of and importance placed upon nature, the natural world, natural beauty and the importance of the imagination and play. He's like a Japanese Mr. Rogers as a filmmaker. We often respond to great art with tears and/or laughter, and this one had both. I'd be very curious to see how you react to "Everything Everywhere All at Once," (oh yeah that's an A24 film with 11 Oscar noms and seven wins), which turns me into an emotional Rubik's Cube every time I watch it.
So glad you choose to share your experience of watching the beloved film, "My neighbor Totoro" for the first time, with all of us! •••• You say that "we don't know" (about the mother - implying that we don't know if she gets well), but that isn't true: the film shows us stills of the family life (in the days and weeks after the events of the film) during the film's closing credits: The mom DOES return from the hospital, to the family's new home, the girls DO get to enjoy their days with a rejuvenated mom, the girls continue to have wholesome childhood adventures as they grow up. The closing credits and the series of still images, directly show us this. •••• FYI - Miyazaki set this story in the 1950s, but in 'an alternate universe, in which World War II never happened.' (This makes sense: The setting has simple tech like electric lights, simple radios, telephones, etc. The family has a level of modest wealth that we can envision some Japanese having if the Japanese economy weren't left in ruins by WW II. Also, the people of the community are all polite, respectful, pleasant (apart from Kanta, but even he respects the girls, in his own way). In other words, the Japanese society is depicted as devoid of the nationalism and militarism of Imperial Japan, and is also devoid of an American occupying presence that would have been present in the Japan of the 1950s, if it were occurring in "our" reality. The story occurs in a reality that I think we'd all prefer to have happened, over the one that did.
It’s on my list! I’m taking a lil studio ghibli break because everyone says they come for creators with copyright strikes. So just a lil break to hopefully avoid this
- Howl's moving castle (2004), Kiki's delivery service (1989), The tale of the princess Kaguya (2013), Ponyo (2008), Castle in the sky (1986), Nausicaa, of the valley of winds (1984), The Wind Rises (2013)
You SHOULD watch Grave of the Fireflies, you can't truly live unless you die a little.. that movie will make you appreciate your life, your family, and especially your little siblings, in a way that will peirce your heart. EVERYONE should watch it atleast once.. everyone should bleed a little for that experience, if only to honor and pay respect to everyone that suffered in such a way.
Wow you have such a huge heart so sensitive and intune.. The part where she yells at the little sister about her mom always gets me to.. I wanna suggest Coco it's not an anime it's a reg animated movie but Warning you will cry A Lot..It's really magical full of heart and beautiful. Are you a cancer? I am and can be pretty intune & sensitive to.. Ruled by the heart..I call it a curse. I really enjoyed watching this with you.. Thank you..😊✌️
I won't know how you feel deep down about this film, but I can offer you my experience, I saw this film at about 1996, I was about the same age as Mei, and this has been the centerpiece of my childhood. and all these years passed didn't dampen the experience for me watching it. it just made my heart so warm and full it's about to burst, the only way it can come out is through tears. it made life seem hopeful and worth looking forward to, it made me trust in humanity a bit more, even though I have bleak outlook on life. I think what this film does is it reassures and embraces our soul that have been so beaten down by life, and that comes out as relief for the burden we had in our heart , so the older I got, the harder I cried. this film is just pure good.
as an older sister, the part where Satsuki's feet get all torn up from running around looking for Mei really resonates with me. This mundane little suffering that shows the worry she's feeling, and how she will endure pain and push through it for Mei. It perfectly shows an older sibling's care and love. And getting upset and snapping when your younger sibling is being obstinate, bc you are also hurt and dissapointed, and just not being able to bear it in that moment. very relatable.
Thank you for your reaction! As Reaction or in your private time, I highly recommend you the Joe Hisaishi in Budokan Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert. You can watch it for free on youtube!
You have to watch the original English dub of my neighbor Totoro 1993 you’re watching the 2005 English dub and it’s shitty 🤮 The 1993 English dub is way better than the 2005 version trust me 🙏🏻🤞🏻😊❤😭🔥🤬🍀
Your genuine response to this is so beautiful. You being in tears reveals your humanity.
Ghibli movies have me on the edge of a very emotional seat
This movie is the best kids movie I know. This is the best parenting I’ve ever seen portrayed anywhere. Being 43 years old, It makes me feel all sentimental and appreciate my mother, who raised me and my sister on her own so much more! I need to watch ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ again soon!
It's such a great watch!! Hope your rewatch is heart warming
One additional comment: Note how the father is depicted in this film - as a loving guardian of his daughters, who is totally on "Team Satski and Team May." His character completely avoids a cliche that you would find in American films: When May reports seeing the Totoros, the father is not at all concerned with the idea that she's making up stories, or in assuming she's lying (or hallucinating) and is not interested in persuading her to "tell the truth." On the contrary, he is patient and reassuring in the face of May's fantastical story; He is accepting enough to consider that May really did meet supernatural forest creatures that adults can't see. His priority is to comfort her, and to provide an interpretation of what she saw where she is not in any way in the wrong. He is NOT concerned with 'getting his daughter to act properly' -- she's already doing that. :)
Yes! He know that his daughters are still young and he keeps the wonder of the world alive instead of crushing their “childish” imaginations and I love it!
Just a small correction, it's spelled Satsuki. In japanese names that have a U in between S and K, is silent as P in psychology, such in Sasuke (as in Naruto and Mystical Ninja) and Sosuke.
Also the spelling of the younger sister's name is Mei, the same as Mei in Turning Red (which by the way, comes from chinese mei mei meaning little sister).
@@mevb You’re correct: ‘Satsuki’ vs ‘Satski’ is one of the curious differences between the more recent & more widely available Disney DVD dub, and the older ‘Fox’ DVD dub (which has the character’s name as ‘Satsuki.’ As the Fox dub was the first way that I was introduced to this film, I personally prefer that the character’s name be pronounced as’Satsuki,’ with the ‘U’ clearly audible. 🙂
@@tranya327 The swedish dub unfortunatley prononuces Satsuki with a U but in Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, they got Sosuke right (so-ské).
@@mevb Satsuki comes from "皐月," which means "May" in Japanese, and it’s a common name in Japan.
Her younger sister Mei’s name comes from the English word "May," which, as you know, also means the month of May.
The character for "younger sister" is read as "Mei" in Chinese, but in Japanese, it is read differently.
It's a mark of an excellent storyteller that they can take the premise of "you're a child and your mom is sick" and turn it into something like this. It feels like this movie captured all light and dark emotions of being a kid; you don't really have a good grasp on the world, but you try your best; you stumble, you lash out, you make poor decisions that you FEEL must be the right ones... everything, from finding an acorn to your mom having a cold, gets magnified by a thousand, because your world hasn't expanded enough to realize that those things are just ... life.
Hayao Miyazaki is a master of making you feel what it's like to grow up.
I hope my daughter looks back on this fondly as she gets older. We are are Studio Ghibli fans in our house, with Totoro being the first we ever watched when she was probably 5 (she's 15 now). Princess Mononoke was the first rated R movie she saw at age 9 (in the theater no less). I think I first saw Mononoke in the summer of '99 just after moving to the Bay Area in a theater in Berkley and it was one of those "I'm never going to forget this." moments (I was 34 at the time). Spirited Away came out while we lived in the Bay Area as well, and of course we saw it when it came out. We lived across the street then up the street from one of the greatest video stores in the country (RIP Le Video of San Francisco) and rented SO much anime after that move and my casual fandom for anime blossomed SO incredibly much during that period before it was so widespread. I have so many moments tied up with this film and it represents so much in terms of my own daughter's childhood, seeing her own childhood joy in these girls as well, and being able to use this movie to remember to continue to remember my own childhood joy in such simple things like tree tunnels, rain, dust sprites, and simply nature and relationships between each other.
I didn't see Nausica of the Valley of the Wind until much later in my life (I was past 50), but when I did see it, it immediately became my favorite of their entire studio library.
Thank you for doing these (despite the crazy risk involved since Japanese studios are notoriously litigious about RUclips reactions). It's equally fun to see your joy at watching this for me.
9:11 I visited the Ghibli Museum near Tokyo and they had a giant catbus you could sit in. It was really soft and squishy. I didn't want to get up. lol
Recently, “Ghibli Park” opened in Aichi Prefecture.
Please go there!
日本ではトトロはテレビで2年に1度、夏休みに放送されています。
それが昨日でしたが、私ももちろん観ました。
私は何十回も観ましたが、大人になればなるほど感情的になります。
トトロは世界中の人にたくさん観てほしい素晴らしい映画です。
An ex-bf of mine was a big, evil metalhead (he wasn't but he liked it when people thought that) who had big, evil tastes in movies. One week, he was the sickest a human ever was (he had a bad cold) and after not sleeping well for a couple of nights he asked to put on something nice. Just a nice feel-good movie. I took advantage of his vulnerable state and showed him a movie he always refused to watch with me because it was for kids and girls: Kiki's Delivery Service.
He also cried. Like Totoro, it's a very low-stakes movie but, also like Totoro, it is told from the angle of the very young protagonists, so the small things seem big. The common things seem scary or magical when experienced for the first time. Much more scarier or magical than they are to an adult (for example, for all we know the mom could have been in the hospital because of a broken leg. Something that needs care and treatment but usually isn't life-threatening. But it doesn't matter. For small children, it's "mom is gone, mom is in the hospital, hospitals are for people who are seriously ill, mom is seriously ill!" either way. Or the goat. It's just a goat but for a little child who's on eye-level with the animal and holds on to an item that symbolizes "I'll see mom soon if I only hold on to it!", it's terrifying.).
We parted ways for many good reasons but credit where credit is due, he said something about specifically these Ghibli movies that I think is very true (paraphrased by me): It hits hard because it perfectly shows a world we once had and couldn't wait to outgrow and now we can never have it again, and that hurts. Even if we tried, we can't have this childlike wonder anymore.
And it's true. We can take fruit or veggie seeds and plant them and see what happens, and it feels fun and great when they sprout. But it's just not the same magical wonder it was when we grew something, even if it wasn't something edible, from a seed and saw the first sprout.
We can go on any trip and explore different cultures and lands and it's a great adventure that'll create great memories. But it's just not the same magical adventure as playing in grandmother's garden and venturing through the hedges and bushes to see the world they were hiding on the other side.
I'm not saying adventures and explorations as an adult are bad or worse, it's not. Those are wonderful experiences, too. But the world will never again feel as big and wonderous as it did when we were children and I think whether we're fully aware of it or not, Totoro and Kiki remind us of these times and that they're gone. And I guess that's why we feel sad, sometimes to the point of crying when we watch these movies. They allow us to have a glimpse of these enormous childhood feelings and wonders, and that's sweet and fun but there's simply no door for us that allows us to go back, even if it's just for a visit.
この方は本当に綺麗な心を持ってる。みんなが子供の頃に持ってる記憶を思い出して涙してる感じが綺麗な心を持ってる証
i also enjoy that the stakes are mundane (important but realistic) and are not "world ending", but rather the character's world would "end" if something happened to their loved ones. So much of the stakes are about caring for the well-being of their family members. Their mom being sick, mei missing, waiting for their dad to come home but he's late...the little moments of tension we all experience as a consequence of love.
It's the nostalgia for me... it makes you think about being a kid, and when you look back to being that innocent and carefree, but then mix in a little bit of worry and uncertainty... for a kid that age? It can just be gutwrenching.
NAILED it!!! Big feelings, big world.
I watched this when I was a kid still, and I thought it was cute children's film. Watched it again some months back and ugly cried through a lot of it.
You are a person with a beautiful heart.✨
This movie changed the course of my life as a kid
i love a movie that can do that!
Never EVER watch “grave of the fireflies”. I did twenty years ago and it still haunts my heart
That movie absolutely destroyed me... BUT if you do, Lipps, two things: 1 - you will need at least 2 full boxes of tissues, and 2 - watch it subtitled, the English dub is utter garbage
That's what makes it great.
Translation: everyone needs to watch grave of the fireflies.
A most beautiful movie. I cry even thinking about it. So wonderful though. One of the most moving I have ever seen.❣
I think everyone should watch it once it has a powerful story to tell.
Love your reaction. Seems like you hugged your child self all throughout. Because that how I feel watching this.
You are a person with a beautiful heart.✨
Japan traditionally has had a very high incidence of Tuberculosis and Miyazaki's mother was sick from it when he was a child so presumably the hospital the mother is in is a Tuberculosis ward.
This makes sense! Thank you for the insight
I will never not be impressed at how this movie manages to be fun, heartwarming and serious at the same time. I've had experience of relatives being hospitalized and I can assure you the last minutes capture that feeling so damn well. This will always be one of Miyazaki's masterpieces.
The model for the mother of the sick Mei and her friends is Director Miyazaki's mother.
I love this movie! You actually do find out what happens with their mother. If you watch the end credits, you’ll see her come home in a taxi. You’ll also see a baby a couple of time which tells me Satsuki and Mei get a younger sibling.
And the baby is dressed in blue, which hints that it's probably a baby brother.
OMG 😭 STOP
… their tears made your tears … and now I’m 😭
So 😢stop.
🙏 for enjoying the Magic 🌳
Thank you for watching!!
Wow. If you cried this much for Totoro,
don't let anyone talk you into watching
*The Grave of the Fireflies!* If they do,
make sure you have A LOT of tissues.
The model for the mother of the sick Mei and her friends is Director Miyazaki's mother.
The grave of Fireflies is the only movie I will NOT re-watch. It might well be the most powerful WWII story (or post WWII story) ever to make it to film. The entire production is brilliant... but omg does it tear holes in your sole.
子供の頃よく見てたけど、この動画を見るとつられて泣きそうになった。
大人になって心が熱くなりました。
That catbus is such a surprise
omg girl you are so pretty and cute,i just love that you cried just by the emotional of the beggining,i was looking for reactions to Totoro and you definetly didn't let me down,now i lov you okay? :,)
Ghibli's movies have great pictures and music!
The model for Mei's sick mother is Director Miyazaki's mother.
You should watch Ponyo (on the Cliff by the Sea), it's another feel good movie from Studio Ghibli, which is inspired by The Little Mermaid (both the Hans Cristian Andersen fairy tale and the Disney animated movie). Other Ghibli movies I recommend are Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Howl's Moving Castle and Whisper of the Heart.
日本からです。
最後のスタッフロールを
よく見ると
お母さんが帰ってきてます。
しかも新しい子供がいます。
スタッフロールの中でも
ハッピーエンドを迎えてますね。
そんな所が
この作品を好きになる所です☆
This movie is truly one of the great movies of my childhood, awesome that you loved this film. Another great Japanese animation Film is “Steamboy” from 2004, while not a studio Ghibli film it is in my mind right up there.
I will have to look into it!
トトロを見て同じ場面で感動してくれていて嬉しく感じました
宮崎駿作品を探すとテレビ作品でも数多くの作品を楽しめますので
是非お薦めします😊👍❤️
This was such a joy to watch! This movie is my childhood💕
The model for the mother of the sick Mei and her friends is Director Miyazaki's mother.
The way I see it, this movie just spot on the childish feeling of being lost or worrying for your loved ones. A feeling any kid had felt. So even as adult, we're able to conect deeply because we remember than fear. I love it but it always awoke dark memories to me.
となりのトトロを観て下さってありがとう。こちらも涙を流しながら拝見しました。1950年代の東京の郊外を舞台にした物語です。サツキとメイの声優さんの演技も素晴らしかったです(*´ω｀*)✨
大人が観ると致死量のノスタルジーが胸に湧き上がる映画
Miyazaki is my favorite director and all the studio Ghibli are a must watch (the whole 23 of them).
However, here's my short list of those who you should watch next and are my all time favorite (apart from the 3 you already saw)
1 - The Castle of Cagliostro.
Not Ghibli, Miyazaki first film and my favorite of his.
Just such a fun movie.
2 - Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind.
Sort of Sci-Fi with ecological undertones (a staple of Miyazaki).
Fantastic film and with its success, Miyazaki created Ghibli a year later.
3 - Laputa- Castle in the Sky.
The most 'block buster' Ghibli film.
It has pirates, alien technology and laser shooting robots.
A total blast.
4 - Kiki's Delivery Service.
Along with Totoro, this might be the most wholesome Ghibli film.
I just love it.
5 - Grave of the fireflies.
Not by Miyazaki but by Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata.
A film about kids in WW2.
A hard movie to watch even if beautiful.
Definitely have tissues ready for this one.
As I said, the whole Ghibli/Miyazaki cinematography is a must watch but start with these ones.
Trust me, they're all A++ material.
he's also the creator of demon souls, dark souls, bloodeborn etc. he was heavily involved. and alot of their inspiration came from their spiritual ancestor called Evergrace and Forever Kingdom. heck, even the billianna trees resemble the urd tree spawn
@@Makkaru112Thats a different Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki - Ghibli
Hidetaka Miyazaki - DS
try the world masterpiece theatre series by nippon- based on western literiture, some of which got english dub broadcasts back in the 80's/90's. heidi, perrine en family, anne of green gables, marco, flone of mystrious island, the trapp family, little women (they don't kill the one off in this one- glad for it!), pollyanna, little princess sara, shirlock hound, peter pan, arabian nights, little lord fauntly (i think how its spelled) and more- worked on by the senior ghibli founders in their early years! they can be a struggle to find but there are fan subs like "licca subs" and some have even gained blu-ray treatment. honorable mentions: georgie and candy candy (only knock offs exist!).
Oh I just wanna see and feel the world through the eyes of a child. This movie is all feels.
This is one of the best Ghibli movies to watch!
The model for Mei's sick mother is Director Miyazaki's mother.
El espíritu del bosque,los hermosos guardianes,nuestros amados árboles,hay un mundo hermoso de criaturas fantásticas esperando,para el que se atreva a contemplar.
Ghibli fue tan importante en mi respeto y amor ala naturaleza.❤
I think "Kiki's Delivery Service" (1989) is a nice pair with this one.👌🙏❣
Great reaction this is my favourite movie of Studios Ghibli it bring me memories of my childhood i have watched this movie so many times and still have an impact over me, i hope you will react to Howl's Moving Castle its an absolutely must. Keep up the good work, see you monday for the Audiobook cant wait.
Ghibli's movies have great pictures and music!
This is one of the best Ghibli movies to watch!
The model for the mother of the sick Mei and her friends is Director Miyazaki's mother.
Every time I think of this movie, I smile
It's officially pronounced GIB-lee, not JIB-lee, because in Japanese, G is always hard. Which is funny because the word comes from another language where it's actually pronounced JIB-lee. 😆 This was all in an "extra" on one of the Studio Gibli DVDs.
Notes on the film:
I love how Totoro just glances at Mei, and he seems like he's thinking: "What's this on top of me? Oh. It's just a small human. Nothing to worry about. Back to sleep." 😆
Kanta seems to be cripplingly shy with anyone who he's new to, but he's still far too much of a gentleman to allow two girls to be stranded in the rain, even if he can't force himself to speak to them. 😄
My Neighbour Totoro is a prime example of a no-antagonist film. Even Kanta, who seems unfriendly at first, turns out to just have been shy and is a really nice boy once you get to know him.
I think that Totoro's attitude is: "Why should I cause anyone harm when I can instead do so much good?" He's super-powerful, but he controls his power and uses it wisely. I'm reminded of a bit from the LOTR story where Gimli the dwarf says something about Fangorn being dangerous, and Gandalf reminds Gimli that Aragorn is dangerous, Legolas is dangerous, that he, Gandalf, is dangerous and even Gimli himself is dangerous. The point being that just being "dangerous" isn't a good criteria for fearing someone or something. Respect, yes, but fear is not needed when the strong control themselves.
10:28 it's the cure for cynicism... it's the same earnestness you get in Paddington & Avatar The Last Airbender😄
Please watch Howl's moving castle its my favorite ghibli film!
i think the mom is implied to have a more serious long term illness but that she caught a cold as she was recovering that made her condition stall a bit, was staying longer until she recovered just in case.
This film is so sweet it makes my teeth hurt. I haven't seen them all, but I think that this might be my most favorite Miyazaki title. Aside from the daughters and Totoro and his gang, the things I love about this movie are the inclusion of and importance placed upon nature, the natural world, natural beauty and the importance of the imagination and play. He's like a Japanese Mr. Rogers as a filmmaker.
We often respond to great art with tears and/or laughter, and this one had both. I'd be very curious to see how you react to "Everything Everywhere All at Once," (oh yeah that's an A24 film with 11 Oscar noms and seven wins), which turns me into an emotional Rubik's Cube every time I watch it.
The mother lives and comes home. It is indicated through pictures as the credits roll...
So glad you choose to share your experience of watching the beloved film, "My neighbor Totoro" for the first time, with all of us!
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You say that "we don't know" (about the mother - implying that we don't know if she gets well), but that isn't true: the film shows us stills of the family life (in the days and weeks after the events of the film) during the film's closing credits: The mom DOES return from the hospital, to the family's new home, the girls DO get to enjoy their days with a rejuvenated mom, the girls continue to have wholesome childhood adventures as they grow up. The closing credits and the series of still images, directly show us this.
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FYI - Miyazaki set this story in the 1950s, but in 'an alternate universe, in which World War II never happened.' (This makes sense: The setting has simple tech like electric lights, simple radios, telephones, etc. The family has a level of modest wealth that we can envision some Japanese having if the Japanese economy weren't left in ruins by WW II. Also, the people of the community are all polite, respectful, pleasant (apart from Kanta, but even he respects the girls, in his own way). In other words, the Japanese society is depicted as devoid of the nationalism and militarism of Imperial Japan, and is also devoid of an American occupying presence that would have been present in the Japan of the 1950s, if it were occurring in "our" reality. The story occurs in a reality that I think we'd all prefer to have happened, over the one that did.
良いリアクション
ありがとうございます😭
Howl's moving castle next 😍
It’s on my list! I’m taking a lil studio ghibli break because everyone says they come for creators with copyright strikes. So just a lil break to hopefully avoid this
- Howl's moving castle (2004), Kiki's delivery service (1989), The tale of the princess Kaguya (2013), Ponyo (2008), Castle in the sky (1986), Nausicaa, of the valley of winds (1984), The Wind Rises (2013)
You SHOULD watch Grave of the Fireflies, you can't truly live unless you die a little.. that movie will make you appreciate your life, your family, and especially your little siblings, in a way that will peirce your heart. EVERYONE should watch it atleast once.. everyone should bleed a little for that experience, if only to honor and pay respect to everyone that suffered in such a way.
Wow you have such a huge heart so sensitive and intune.. The part where she yells at the little sister about her mom always gets me to.. I wanna suggest Coco it's not an anime it's a reg animated movie but Warning you will cry A Lot..It's really magical full of heart and beautiful. Are you a cancer? I am and can be pretty intune & sensitive to.. Ruled by the heart..I call it a curse. I really enjoyed watching this with you.. Thank you..😊✌️
Cancer-Gemini here, and yes... 👑 💜
Now you have this old man crying.
I Recommend to watch Porco Rosso, this is my favorite movie from Studio Ghibli,
That's right!
This is one of the best Ghibli movies to watch!
彼女がどんな人生を歩んで来たのか、僕には分かりませんが、そうとう涙もろいですね。
となりのトトロ❤
I loved Miyazaki movies as a kid. But boy, do they hit different now as a grownup!
They made this into a stage play a few years ago
Today a new trailer for The Boy and the Heron on the channel: Wild bunch distribution is magnificent.
I highly recommend "Anohana" TV version to you.
Although this is an anime, it will definitely make you emotional
I won't know how you feel deep down about this film, but I can offer you my experience, I saw this film at about 1996, I was about the same age as Mei, and this has been the centerpiece of my childhood. and all these years passed didn't dampen the experience for me watching it. it just made my heart so warm and full it's about to burst, the only way it can come out is through tears. it made life seem hopeful and worth looking forward to, it made me trust in humanity a bit more, even though I have bleak outlook on life. I think what this film does is it reassures and embraces our soul that have been so beaten down by life, and that comes out as relief for the burden we had in our heart , so the older I got, the harder I cried. this film is just pure good.
The voice is the same in ponyo
Fun fact: The girls are played by real sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning
序盤から泣いてるあなたの感受性に私も感動しました＾＾
yay tororo very nostalgic indeeeeeed
as an older sister, the part where Satsuki's feet get all torn up from running around looking for Mei really resonates with me. This mundane little suffering that shows the worry she's feeling, and how she will endure pain and push through it for Mei. It perfectly shows an older sibling's care and love. And getting upset and snapping when your younger sibling is being obstinate, bc you are also hurt and dissapointed, and just not being able to bear it in that moment. very relatable.
Wow. They picked you a good one this time.
i suggest castle in the sky!
もらい泣きしてしまった。
Well said.
あなたはジブリ映画にぴったりの感情を持っています❤
Thank you for your reaction! As Reaction or in your private time, I highly recommend you the Joe Hisaishi in Budokan Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert. You can watch it for free on youtube!
風の谷のナウシカオススメだよ
hello! Id love if you cosnider reacting to "Only Yesterday". Its my favourite film of all time and its a rather underappreciated Ghibli movie
Also, the fact that in Japan they released this as a double feature alongside "Grave of the Fireflies" is just jarring
W Movie 🔥
please, no matter how many times they ask you but don't watch 'grave of the fireflies'.
Howls moving castle next))
トトロを見て涙が出てなんて、きっと心が疲れているんですね😌
泣くと気持ちがいいよね✨
貴女の感受性が素晴らしい…❤
ありがとうございました〜♪
Watch Grave of The Fireflies subtitled 💀
細田守さんの「おおかみこどもの雨と雪」のﾘｱｸｼｮﾝをお願いします。
とても好きな作品なんです。 英語だと「Wolf Children」Mamoru Hosoda
あなたの反応が観たいんです(๑´ㅂ`๑) I love your riaction♡
エンドロールまで見てね！
You have to watch the original English dub of my neighbor Totoro 1993 you’re watching the 2005 English dub and it’s shitty 🤮 The 1993 English dub is way better than the 2005 version trust me 🙏🏻🤞🏻😊❤😭🔥🤬🍀
And looks like ponyo and sasuke
before i comment... i'd like to know why it's so short? your previous GHIBLI films were 40 minutes... what happened?
Probably RUclips ghibli copyright stuff.
cut out 30 minutes of ugly crying probably.
いいね👍️
あなたは美しい
Original audio is better!!!!!!!
日本語で観て欲しいなあ。日本の声優の声の演技は世界最高だから！
この作品についてはその限りではないと思う
オリジナルを尊重しつつ英語版としての程よい主張もあって違和感は感じないな
とくにお父さんとおばあちゃんは素晴らいと思う
これは実はとても悲しいお話です。トトロは子供にしか見えないと思ってますか？何故カンタ君には見えなかったのでしょうか？
「実は姉妹は既に死んでいた」というのはネットで勝手に拡大した俗説のようですよ。宮崎監督が否定しています。
トトロは、死神で､二人は既に死んでいるので(途中から彼女達の影が無くなっている。)､トトロ(死神)が見えました。物語の最後で､五月(さつき)とメイ(May)は、親よりも先に死んだ親不幸者なので、天上界に行けず、公園(地獄)に留まります。😢
その岡田の妄想はジブリ公式で否定されてる
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES IS THE MOVIE YOU MUST WATCH.