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| Sisters connect with elusive woodland spirits |
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
A classic, hand-drawn animation from Studio Ghibli about a family pulling through trying times, Totoro looks at the challenges faced by a young, growing family, as seen through the eyes of sisters Satsaki and Mei, while progressively layering elements of magical realism from the woodlands outside Tokyo, including a fair number of kawaii spirits and fantastical creatures, all which conspire to tug at the heart with nostalgia (for a childhood memory? a more innocent time?) seemingly out of reach, yet occasionally grasped in unexpected flashes of inspiration.
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