My Neighbor Totoro vs Ponyo
My Neighbor Totoro has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.8/10 for Ponyo). My Neighbor Totoro is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 40m. My Neighbor Totoro is the older of the two (1988 against 2008). Both are animation, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Neighbor Totoro
Ponyo| My Neighbor Totoro | Ponyo | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Animation, Family, Fantasy | Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Yuko Mizutani, Chika Sakamoto, Naoki Tatsuta, Hitoshi Takagi, Sumi Shimamoto | Rumi Hiiragi, Shin'ichi Hatori, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yuki Amami, Yuria Kozuki |
Synopsis
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.
Ponyo
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
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