La luna vs My Neighbor Totoro

My Neighbor Totoro has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.8/10 for La luna). La luna is the shorter watch at 7m compared with 1h 26m. My Neighbor Totoro is the older of the two (1988 against 2012). Both are animation, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

La luna posterLa luna2012 VS My Neighbor Totoro posterMy Neighbor Totoro1988
La lunaMy Neighbor Totoro
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 8.1/10
Year20121988
Length7m1h 26m
GenresAnimation, Family, FantasyAnimation, Family, Fantasy
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorEnrico CasarosaHayao Miyazaki
Main castTony Fucile, Krista Sheffler, Phil SheridanYuko Mizutani, Chika Sakamoto, Naoki Tatsuta, Hitoshi Takagi, Sumi Shimamoto

Synopsis

La luna

A young boy comes of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting…

My Neighbor Totoro

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

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