Short answers, pulled from the story.
The film My Neighbor Totoro is set in the quiet countryside of 1950s Japan. The story follows a four-year-old girl named Mei and her ten-year-old sister Satsuki as they move to a rural area near a hospital where their mother is recovering from a long-term illness.
The film My Neighbor Totoro was directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli. The animation was completed in eight months by eight animators who used techniques such as scratching the cels to convey the soft feel of rain.
The character Totoro in the film My Neighbor Totoro is a guardian spirit known as a kodama in the Shinto tradition. He identifies himself as the master of the forest and serves as a protector of the natural world rather than a monster.
The main-belt asteroid 10160 Totoro was discovered on the 31st of December 1994. This celestial body was named after the character from the film My Neighbor Totoro to honor the character's impact on the scientific community.
The stage adaptation of the film My Neighbor Totoro ran from the 8th of October 2022 to the 21st of January 2023 at the Barbican Centre in London. This production won six Olivier Awards and extended the film's legacy into the world of theater.