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My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Review – A Gentle Breath of Childhood Wonder

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  A pastel-toned thumbnail featuring original characters in a calm forest setting, styled to echo the warmth of My Neighbor Totoro without using copyrighted designs. đŸŽ„ Film Overview Title: My Neighbor Totoro (ずăȘりぼトトロ / Tonari no Totoro) Director: Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki Producer: Toshio Suzuki Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy Release Date: April 16, 1988 (Japan) Runtime: 86 minutes Country: Japan Language: Japanese Studio: Studio Ghibli Distributor: Toho (Japan), Streamline Pictures/Troma Films (early US), Disney (later US) Voice Cast (Japanese): Noriko Hidaka (Satsuki), Chika Sakamoto (Mei), Shigesato Itoi (Father), Hitoshi Takagi (Totoro) Voice Cast (English): Dakota Fanning (Satsuki), Elle Fanning (Mei), Tim Daly (Father), Frank Welker (Totoro) Music: Joe Hisaishi Theme Song: "My Neighbor Totoro" (ずăȘりぼトトロ) by Azumi Inoue Box Office: $41 million worldwide (re-releases included) Rating: G Awards: Mainichi Film Award f...

Spirited Away (2001) Review – Crossing the Threshold Between Fear and Courage

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A young girl steps toward a glowing threshold in a mysterious world — a symbolic homage to Spirited Away’s themes of courage and transformation.   đŸŽ„ Film Overview Detail Information Title Spirited Away (ćƒăšćƒć°‹ăźç„žéš ă— / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) Literal Translation "Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away" Director Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay Hayao Miyazaki Producer Toshio Suzuki Genre Fantasy, Coming-of-Age, Animation, Adventure Release Date July 20, 2001 (Japan); September 20, 2002 (US) Runtime 125 minutes (2h 5m) Country Japan Language Japanese Studio Studio Ghibli Distributor Toho (Japan), Walt Disney Pictures (US) Voice Cast (Japanese) Rumi Hiiragi (Chihiro), Miyu Irino (Haku), Mari Natsuki (Yubaba), Bunta Sugawara (Kamaji), Yasuko Sawaguchi (Chihiro's mother) Voice Cast (English) Daveigh Chase (Chihiro), Jason Marsden (Haku), Suzanne Pleshette (Yubaba), David Ogden Stiers (Kamaji), Lauren Holly (Chihiro'...