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If Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro was medicine, I’d say it’d be the cure for old age. Sure, I’m only 25 but a lot of things remind me of my old age on a daily basis. Justin Bieber, body aches and pains in places never before and the constant urge to fight every possible chance to leave home to name a few. Staying in one night to watch the special edition DVD of My Neighbor Totoro was like having the fountain of youth in front of me, in DVD format.

My Neighbor Totoro isn’t so much a kids-only movie as it’s got a charm that appeals to pretty much…anyone. The story goes like this: Two young girls, Satsuki and Mei, move into a small country town and happen to befriend a forest spirit named Totoro. Totoro is hidden to adults and can only be seen through the eyes of a child. Throughout the movie interesting not-so-imaginary forest creatures are introduced. There isn’t one encounter with a forest creature that doesn’t make you question, “Was this something I would’ve imagined or made up as a child?” For children, the questions they’ll be asking themselves, “How cool is this movie?!?!”

Speaking of cool, here’s just a run-down of cool features that the 2-disc special edition DVD packs:
- A storyboard presentation of the movie
- The World of Ghibli, an interactive experience where you get to meet the Totoro characters and go behind the scenes and view interviews with the man himself, Miyazaki.
- A collectible litho

Suggested retail price: $29.99 US; $35.99 Canada
Rated: ‘G’ US; ‘G’ Canada
Run time: 88inutes
DVD aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Language: English, French, Japanese (US); English, Japanese (Canada)

The DVD is available in stores now! For more information or to purchase, visit here.


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Japanese is always the way to go. If you’re not used to reading subtitles, then English is more suited for you.


^ Would you recommend the Japanese version? ;O


I haven’t seen the English version, but I will soon. I did watch it in Japanese with English subtitles though.


^ Yeah, I kind of disagree with the Ponyo voice over people though… >_>


There’s a lot of famous actors used for the English voice overs. (In practically all his films)


^ yup that was my first one, i loved the little kitty


That would be really awesome!

Thanks for the list, Lilsparky smile
I remember seeing so many Kiki’s Delivery Service commercials when I was younger.


These are all wonderful to watch. I read somewhere that they would start putting these movies on Blu-ray. I hope that’s true because Ponyo is the first.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Porco Rosso
Sprited Away
Princess Mononoke
Ponyo
Howl’s Moving Castle


^ I LOVE SPIRITED AWAY. I think Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle are the only two I’ve seen, which is D:

I really wanted to watch Ponyo though~ but I missed it when it was out in theatres.


Spirited Away is prolly my fave Miyazaki movie. Princess Mononoke is up there. But yea, there’s no bad one really.


^ OMG, I WATCHED THAT AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH EVEN IF IT WAS REALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE BOOK SPAAZZZZ. -coughnoonesawthatcough-
That was such a sweet movie though, seriously <3


^ Howl’s Moving Castle is a must must watch!

Hoc - 03/06/10 7:50 pm

We’re going to be giving out Miyazaki DVDs/Blu-rays as random prizes soon.

wow


Haha, alright! :D
Do you have a favorite?


Pretty much all of them.


...Okay, I am definitely watching it sometime in the near future T_T

What other Miyazaki films would everyone recommend? ;O


Lilsparky67 - 03/07/10 2:28 am

^ You’re missing out because it’s a really heartfelt movie.

AGREED! SO MUCH!


^ You’re missing out because it’s a really heartfelt movie.


^ ...That would be amazing.
I’ve never watched Totoro, but I really want to!


OMG! awesome prizes!


That is some amazing random prizes Hoc!


We’re going to be giving out Miyazaki DVDs/Blu-rays as random prizes soon.


They need to release all his masterpieces on Blu-ray.


^*triple sigh* though my family still thinks i’m a kid cuz i still play video games and watch cartoons…

i have yet to watch totoro. maybe i’ll pick up the dvd sometime.


^ so do i. *double sigh*


*sigh* I miss being a kid. Hahaha.



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