MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO となりのトトロ (cover Phileas Rogue)

#StudioGhibli #HayaoMiyazaki
MON VOISIN TOTORO
Original soundtrack by Joe Hisaishi
Arrangement and performance : Phileas Rogue
Accordion : HOHNER (made by VICTORIA)
Camera : Anthony Gaudissant
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[WIKIPEDIA] "My Neighbor Totoro" (Japanese: となりのトトロ, Hepburn: Tonari no Totoro) is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. The film-which stars the voice actors Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi-tells the story of a professor's two young daughters (Satsuki and Mei) and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in post-war rural Japan. The film won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize and the Mainichi Film Award and Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film in 1988. It also received the Special Award at the Blue Ribbon Awards in the same year.
"My Neighbor Totoro" received critical acclaim and has amassed a worldwide cult following in the years after its release. The film and its titular character, Totoro, have become cultural icons. The film has grossed over $41 million at the worldwide box office as of September 2019, in addition to generating approximately $277 million from home video sales and $1.142 billion from licensed merchandise sales, adding up to approximately $1.46 billion in total lifetime revenue.
"My Neighbor Totoro" ranked 41st in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010 while Totoro was ranked 18th on Empire's 50 Best Animated Film Characters list. A list of the greatest animated films in Time Out ranked the film number 1. A similar list compiled by the editors of Time Out ranked the film number 3. "My Neighbor Totoro" was also the highest-ranking animated film on the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll of all-time greatest films. The character made multiple cameo appearances in a number of Studio Ghibli films and video games and also serves as the mascot for the studio and is recognized as one of the most popular characters in Japanese animation. Totoro was ranked 24th on IGN's top 25 anime characters.
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