Number: 12

IMDb Rating:   8.2/10 (63959 votes)

Also known as: Tonari no Totoro (original title)

Country: Japan, 86 minutes

Spoken Languages: Japanese

Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Family

Director(s): Hayao Miyazaki

Cast: Paul Butcher, Pat Carroll, Cheryl Chase, Tim Daly, Dakota Fanning

Medium: Original DVD

Plot Outline: Two young girls, Satsuke and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuke and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures.

Location: Ghibli

Loaned: No