My Neighbor Totoro vs School of Magical Animals 4
My Neighbor Totoro has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.2/10 for School of Magical Animals 4). My Neighbor Totoro is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 43m. My Neighbor Totoro is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Neighbor Totoro
School of Magical Animals 4| My Neighbor Totoro | School of Magical Animals 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Animation, Family, Fantasy | Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki | Bernhard Jasper, Maggie Peren |
| Main cast | Yuko Mizutani, Chika Sakamoto, Naoki Tatsuta, Hitoshi Takagi, Sumi Shimamoto | Axel Stein, Felix Kramer, Justus von Dohnányi, Rick Kavanian, Ralf Schmitz |
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.
School of Magical Animals 4
Ida's friend Miriam visits the school for three months, but a secret threatens to tear them apart. Miriam is entrusted with the tarsier Fitzgeraldo, while Max, deeply in love, is given the owl Muriel. Meanwhile, the sale of the school is imminent, and the future of the magical community is in peril.
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