Why did Hayao Miyazaki Make My Neighbor Totoro?

Why did Hayao Miyazaki Make My Neighbor Totoro?

To begin, Miyazaki said he was inspired to make the film after he thought up one of its most iconic scenes. The artist thought up the scene of Mei waiting in the rain for the bus, and that was what prompted Miyazaki to come up with a creature who could accompany her.

How many films has Hayao Miyazaki directed?

Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985 with Takahata, and has directed nine feature films since, including CASTLE IN THE SKY (1986), MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988), KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (1989), PORCO ROSSO (1992) and PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997).

Is My Neighbor Totoro owned by Disney?

In 1996, Disney and Tokuma signed a complex contract that granted Disney U.S. home video rights to select Ghibli films (the deal excluded Totoro and another Ghibli film that Tokuma didn’t finance called Grave of the Fireflies) in addition to home video rights to all Ghibli films within Japan.

Is there a My Neighbor Totoro 2?

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO 2, COMING TO THEATERS IN 2021.

What was the mother sick with in Totoro?

spinal tuberculosis
Trivia (24) The film is partially autobiographical. When Hayao Miyazaki and his brothers were children, his mother suffered from spinal tuberculosis for nine years, and spent much of her time hospitalized. It is implied, yet never revealed in the film, that Satsuki and Mei’s mother also suffers from tuberculosis.

Why is the cover of My Neighbor Totoro wrong?

So in the end Miyazaki and the production staff thought it best to split the character into two separate characters. Keeping the name “Satsuki” and naming the younger girl “Mei”. In the end, the studio decided to keep the original concept artwork for the official artwork.

Is Hayao Miyazaki making another film?

Studio Ghibli legend Hayao Miyazaki is coming out of retirement to make one more film. The animator and filmmaker confirmed to the New York Times that he will direct a new feature-length project called How Do You Live? based on a 1937 novel by Genzaburo Yoshino.

What is the mother sick with in Totoro?

Trivia (25) The film is partially autobiographical. When Hayao Miyazaki and his brothers were children, his mother suffered from spinal tuberculosis for nine years, and spent much of her time hospitalized. It is implied, yet never revealed in the film, that Satsuki and Mei’s mother also suffers from tuberculosis.

Is there only one Totoro movie?

There is a Sequel to “My Neighbor Totoro” that can Only be Seen in Japan. Released in 2003 was a sequel to My Neighbor Totoro that seemingly no one knew about. It is called Mei and the Kittenbus and follows Mei’s adventure with a kitten of the bus that was featured in the first film.

What’s wrong with the mom in Totoro?

The film is partially autobiographical. When Hayao Miyazaki and his brothers were children, his mother suffered from spinal tuberculosis for nine years, and spent much of her time hospitalized. It is implied, yet never revealed in the film, that Satsuki and Mei’s mother also suffers from tuberculosis.

Is Totoro in Toy Story 3?

“Totoro has a cameo appearance in “Toy Story 3,” he acknowledged. “We do little homages in our films, and we thought it was a very appropriate homage to let [Miyazaki and his film company] Studio Ghibli know how much they mean to us.”