A few months ago, the Blu-ray version of My Neighbor Totoro
was finally released by Disney. This is another family favorite. The story
follows two sisters (Satsuki and her younger sister Mei) who find themselves
sharing a forest with Totoro, a giant rabbity creature who is the local forest
god. Totoro leads them on a series of Alice in Wonderland-like adventures.
Throw in a Cat Bus (a bus that is a cat), soot sprites and and a tear-jerking
tale of two young girls with an ailing mother and you’ll begin to understand
some of the wide appeal of the film.
