MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO NOVEL (My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel)

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Therefor I thought this book would be great because for once there would be no nead to cut or change, you can just take a wonderful movie and turn it into a book. It was adapted by British playwright Tom Morton-Smith and directed by Improbable's Phelim McDermott. Toy Story 3 's art director Daisuke Tsutsumi is married to Miyazaki's niece, who inspired the character Mei in My Neighbor Totoro. The benevolent Totoro helps the girls as they adjust to living apart from extended family and navigate being single-parented by their well-intentioned, workaholic father.

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This is a wonderful story, which everyone should indulge in, and of you haven't seen the film, then you're definitely missing out on a treat.

Set in a period that is both modern and nostalgic, the film creates a fantastic, yet strangely believable universe of supernatural creatures coexisting with modernity. It is a beautiful book, full of the most incredible sketches, drawings and finished artworks from this iconic animated film by Studio Ghibli. Art director Kazuo Oga was drawn to the film when Hayao Miyazaki showed him an original image of Totoro standing in a satoyama.In spite of the mother’s physical absence, her emotional presence still resonated compared to the father. Starting out slowly, the book takes its time setting a dreamlike tone, sharing the sisters' reaction to their new home and newfound independence. From Stanley Kubrick to Martin Scorsese: Akira Kurosawa once named his top 100 favourite films of all time".

My Neighbor Totoro follows Satsuki and her little sister Mei as they move into an old, dilapidated house in the middle of the countryside so that they can be near the hospital where there mother is sick with TB. It is a little sad, a little scary, a little surprising and a little informative, just like life itself. The book, the film, the story is something that will be loved for years to come, not only by children but also by adults. These pictures are there, serving as a sort of anchor, to keep the fantasy and adventure very much grounded and alive inside the little readers' curious minds. It had previously been released as an Image Song CD in 1987 that contains some songs that were not included in the film.The beloved animation classic by legendary Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki, My Neighbor Totoro, is now a novel.