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The gentle joy of "My Neighbor Totoro"

To understand the heart of Hayao Miyazaki, start with this masterpiece

Salon · Jul 15

The perfect night out: how to ditch the telly – and have next-level fun

Happiness research has found we get more joy from active, challenging experiences than from passive consumption. So go somewhere new, grab the karaoke mic and leap out of your comfort zone

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

Totoro revealed! First photo of the giant star from the West End mega-hit

The first image of the loveable character in My Neighbour Totoro has been released as the award-winning show continues its run

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025

Studio Ghibli’s work ‘like Shakespeare’, says My Neighbour Totoro stage show’s director

Hayao Miyazaki’s animations praised by Phelim McDermott as new production in West End announced

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024

Hayao Miyazaki invites moviegoers to dream with him one last time

The loudest applause on opening night at the Toronto International Film Festival was for Totoro

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

'Totoro' play boosts East Asian visibility on British stage

LONDON: Actors of East and Southeast Asian heritage have long remained in the shadows of British performing arts, competing for stereotypical or often token roles with few opportunities to grab the limelight.

Bangkok Post · Nov 13, 2022

Totoro Time: Japan's Ghibli Theme Park Opens to Visitors

A huge grinning Totoro and other whimsical exhibits welcomed visitors to Japan's new Ghibli theme park as three of its five sections opened to the public on Tuesday. The attraction in central Japan has been long awaited by fans of Studio Ghibli's beloved animations, from "Howl's Moving Castle" to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 1, 2022

The Week on Stage: From My Neighbour Totoro to Marvellous

A guide to the week’s theatre

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022

My Neighbour Totoro at the Barbican review: it’s easier to admire this Studio Ghibli adaptation than love it

This show transposes the off-key weirdness of the original, but the story could use more jeopardy, darkness and more of the monsters

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2022

My Neighbour Totoro review – dazzling staging of the Studio Ghibli classic

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production has astonishing puppetry, magical music and huge emotional impact

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022