My Neighbor Totoro vs Spirited Away
Spirited Away has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8.1/10 for My Neighbor Totoro). My Neighbor Totoro is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 5m. My Neighbor Totoro is the older of the two (1988 against 2001). Both are animation, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Neighbor Totoro
Spirited Away| My Neighbor Totoro | Spirited Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 2h 5m |
| 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 | Miyu Irino, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Ken Yasuda, Rumi Hiiragi |
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.
Spirited Away
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
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