My Neighbor Totoro
Movie • 1988 • Animation
ReportTwo 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.
This movie contains 14 potentially triggering events.
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Is the incident with the umbrella boy supposed to not be in the opinion of voters...? It's reality!
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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There are scenes where the main character’s claim that she have seen a spirit is not being taken seriously.
Not exactly the case though, she’s still 4.
Not exactly the case though, she’s still 4.
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A boy is smacked in the head and called an idiot for 'forgetting' his umbrella
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Are there spiders?
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Yeah, but they're not nasty.
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The opening credits have bugs, spiders and centipedes moving on-screen which may be mildly disturbing.
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someone has a hard time catching their breath from running
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The catbus could qualify, as it's a living bus with lots of legs, but it's depicted as cute (albeit strange)
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She ends up being okay, but there is a tense scene towards the end where one of the girls is missing and they are unsure if she is alive.
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Is the r-slur used?
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“Idiot” yes
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Does a parent die?
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No. However there are scenes where young children fear the loss of their mother, who is being hospitalized from a long-time illness.
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the spirits are rather adorable also- Soot Sprites (little black fuzzies with eyes), and the tiny Totoros (tiny rabbit-like creatures)
they're harmless
they're harmless
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somewhat, when Mei touches a crack in the wall, a ton of soot sprites suddenly skitter out past her. Has startled me occasionally.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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there are a couple scenes taking place in the mothers hostpital room, but it doesn’t really look like a hospital
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The mother of the protagonists are hospitalized from a long-time illness, however it is implied that her diagnosis is tuberculosis, not cancer.
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there’s scenes where characters eat and you can hear chewing
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No. However, a young girl has some emotional troubles because her mother is in the hospital. She is shown to have days when school is too overwhelming for her, she refuses to speak to anyone, and her sister has to come pick her up.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Some people may have problems with a several scenes where people crawl through long, low tunnels formed by trees/bushes. I personally have claustrophobic tendencies, but didn't mind, because the tunnels don't have solid walls, and there's lots of light. I got no feeling of being trapped, and the situations are not presented as sinister - all but one of the crawling scenes have a very happy, adventure-ish tone. The one that doesn't is when someone is anxiously searching for someone.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Mei is a little older than a baby, but she does cry during the film. Satsuki, the older daughter, cries as well. Most of the crying is from worrying about their mother in the hospital.
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Yes, but it is two kids watching their parents talk.
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Only in the credit scenes
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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“Idiot “ and “crazy”
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All human characters in this film are Asian.
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The characters have a bath as a family. No graphic nudity.
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There's a scene in which a man and his two young daughters bathe naked in the same tub. I hate to mention it, as I don't want to contribute to the idea that children and their parents being naked in each other's company is wrong, but I choose to mention it anyway, since I imagine that the scene may be a trigger for some in spite of its innocence. To make it absolutely clear: There's NOTHING sexual or in any way negative about the scene; they're all happy and having fun, and the man is a loving father in the best way. It's a sweet scene.
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The mother has an illness to the point that she needs to be hospitalized for long streches of time, but they don't specify the illness (I think) nor they say if it's terminal. The kids do understand that it's serious though, and are shown worrying/crying about the possibility of their mother dying. As the other comment says, she does not die during the movie.
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I’m not sure if it says what, but their mother does. They often write her notes about their day to cheer her up :)
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Does it have a sad ending?
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No, very happy.
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A vehicle (a tractor I think?) has to stop suddenly for the main character. I don't think this made a screeching sound.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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No, but a vehicle has to screech to a halt (I don't remember if it actually makes a screeching sound) when someone runs in front of it.
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