Tonari no Totoro

Name: Tonari no Totoro
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Released: 1990-07-13
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto, Tanie Kitabayashi

IMDb ID: tt0096283 · Year: 1990 · Rating: 8.1 (411,086 votes)

Genres: Animation · Comedy · Family

When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: My Neighbor Totoro
Canada: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
Egypt: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
Hong Kong: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
Israel: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
India: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
Netherlands: My Neighbor Totoro
New Zealand: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
Philippines: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
Singapore: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
Thailand: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
United States: My Neighbor Totoro
World-wide: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
South Africa: My Neighbor Totoro (English)
Argentina: Mi vecino Totoro
Chile: Mi vecino Totoro
Colombia: Mi vecino Totoro
Ecuador: Mi vecino Totoro
Spain: Mi vecino Totoro
Mexico: Mi vecino Totoro
Peru: Mi vecino Totoro
United States: Mi vecino Totoro (Spanish)
Uruguay: Mi vecino Totoro (original subtitled version)
World-wide: Mi vecino Totoro (Spanish)
Belgium: Mon voisin Totoro
Canada: Mon voisin Totoro (French)
Switzerland: Mon voisin Totoro (French)
France: Mon voisin Totoro
Morocco: Mon voisin Totoro (French)
United Kingdom: My Neighbour Totoro
Ireland: My Neighbour Totoro (English)
India: My Neighbour Totoro (Hindi)
Switzerland: Mein Nachbar Totoro (German)
Germany: Mein Nachbar Totoro
Finland: Min granne Totoro (Swedish)
Sweden: Min granne Totoro
Denmark: Min nabo Totoro
Norway: Min nabo Totoro
France: Totoro (Festival Title)
Portugal: Totoro (Alternative Title)
Kazakhstan: Мой сосед Тоторо (Russian)
Russia: Мой сосед Тоторо
Hong Kong: 龍貓 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 龍貓
Spain: El meu veí Totoro (Catalan)
Iran: Hamsaye Man Totoro (Persian)
Vietnam: Hàng Xóm Của Tôi Là Totoro
Italy: Il mio vicino Totoro
India: Jaaduee Dost Totoro (Hindi, literal title)
Turkey: Komşum Totoro (Turkish)
Sweden: Magiska äventyr med Totoro (TV Title)
Lithuania: Mano kaimynas Totoro
Latvia: Mans kaimiņš Totoro
Brazil: Meu Amigo Totoro
Estonia: Minu naaber Totoro
Poland: Mój sąsiad Totoro
Slovakia: Môj sused Totoro
Croatia: Moj susjed Totoro
Czech Republic: Můj soused Totoro
Finland: Naapurini Totoro
Finland: Näkymätön ystävä (TV Title)
Portugal: O Meu Vizinho Totoro
Uzbekistan: Qo'shnim Totoro
Azerbaijan: Qonşum Totoro
Hungary: Szomszédom, Totoro (literal title)
India: Tonari No Totoro (Bengali)
Hungary: Totoro - A varázserdő titka
Romania: Vecinul meu Totoro
South Korea: Yi-ut-jip Totoro (Alternative Title)
Greece: Η γειτονιά του δάσους: Οι περιπέτειες του Τοτόρο
Ukraine: Мій сусід Тоторо
Belarus: Мой сусед Тотара
Serbia: Мој комшија Тоторо
Bulgaria: Моят съсед Тоторо (Bulgarian)
Japan: となりのトトロ (Japanese)
China: 龙猫 (Mandarin)
Mi vecino TotoroContent RatingGRelease Date1990-07-13Runtime86 minutesMetascore87IMDb Popularity1412User Reviews636Critic Reviews152Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordssister sister relationship
studio ghibli
father daughter relationship
sick mother
child protagonistProduction CompaniesTokuma Japan Communications
Studio Ghibli
NibarikiOfficial SitesOfficial Site (Japan) - https://www.ghibli.jp/works/totoro/
Official Site (United States) - http://movies.disney.com/my-neighbor-totoroIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0096283.jpgUpdated At2025-07-05T08:24:00

Directors

Hayao Miyazaki

Writers

Hayao Miyazaki

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Noriko Hidaka | Character: Satsuki
Actor: Chika Sakamoto | Character: Mei
Actor: Shigesato Itoi | Character: Tatsuo Kusakabe
Actor: Sumi Shimamoto | Character: Yasuko Kusakabe
Actor: Tanie Kitabayashi | Character: Granny
Actor: Hitoshi Takagi | Character: Totoro
Actor: Hiroko Maruyama | Character: Kanta's Mother
Actor: Machiko Washio | Character: School Teacher
Actor: Reiko Suzuki | Character: Originator Grandma
Actor: Masashi Hirose | Character: Kanta's Father
Actor: Toshiyuki Amagasa | Character: Kanta
Actor: Shigeru Chiba | Character: Kusakari-Otoko
Actor: Naoki Tatsuta | Character: Cat Bus, Additional Voices
Actor: Tarako | Character: Additional Voices
Actor: Tomohiro Nishimura | Character: Mailman
Actor: Mitsuko Ishida | Character: Additional Voices
Actor: Chie Kôjiro | Character: Additional Voices
Actor: Daiki Nakamura | Character: Man on Bike
Actor: Yûko Mizutani | Character: Woman on Bike
Actor: Akiko Hiramatsu | Character: Additional Voices
Actor: Ikue Ôtani | Character: Additional Voices

[Directors Group]
Name: Hayao Miyazaki | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Hayao Miyazaki | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Rick Dempsey | Role: Producer
Name: Tôru Hara | Role: Producer
Name: Ned Lott | Role: Producer
Name: Eiko Tanaka | Role: Producer
Name: Yasuyoshi Tokuma | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Joe Hisaishi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hisao Shirai | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Takeshi Seyama | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Ned Lott | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Kazuo Oga | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: David Candiff | Role: Production Manager
Name: Eiko Tanaka | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Tetsuya Endô | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Hayao Miyazaki | Role: Art Department
Name: Nobuko Mizuta | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Naoko Asari | Role: Sound Department
Name: Petra Bach | Role: Sound Department
Name: Randy Coppinger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom E. Dahl | Role: Sound Department
Name: Koji Fukushima | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shûji Inoue | Role: Sound Department
Name: Franklin Jones Jr. | Role: Sound Department
Name: Doc Kane | Role: Sound Department
Name: William Komar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hironori Ono | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kazutoshi Satô | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shigeharu Shiba | Role: Sound Department
Name: Makoto Sumiya | Role: Sound Department
Name: Akiyoshi Yoda | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rokurô Ôtani | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Kaoru Tanifuji | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Jim Davey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Henley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Motoaki Ikegami | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shinji Ikegami | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kazumi Iketani | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hiroshi Itô | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yôichi Kuroda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Katsunori Maehara | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michiko Nanba | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hiroshi Noguchi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kiyoshi Saeki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hisao Shirai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nick Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tomoko Sugiyama | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Katsuji Suzuki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Noriko Suzuki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tetsuo Ôfuji | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[animation department]
Name: Junko Adachi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tomoko Asahi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Phil Austin | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masaaki Endô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yuka Endô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yôko Fujino | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuko Fukutomi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Makiko Futaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Andrew Goff | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiromi Hanawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tokuko Harada | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keiichiro Hattori | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kyôko Higurashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Junko Ina | Role: Animation Department
Name: Akiko Ishii | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kôji Itô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Norichika Iwakiri | Role: Animation Department
Name: Emiko Iwayanagi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toyoko Kajio | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshinori Kanada | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hidetoshi Kaneko | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshio Kawaguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tadateru Kawamura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shinji Kimura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Naoki Kitamura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Komasa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Katsuya Kondô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masaki Kudô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yuriko Kudô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yuki Kyôno | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yukari Maeda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kiyoko Makita | Role: Animation Department
Name: Riwako Matsui | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tsuyoshi Matsumuro | Role: Animation Department
Name: Satoshi Matsuoka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yuko Matsuura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Nagisa Miyazaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takayo Mizutani | Role: Animation Department
Name: Chiyomi Morisawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shinji Morohashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Mamoru Murao | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshiko Murata | Role: Animation Department
Name: Jun'ichi Nagano | Role: Animation Department
Name: Miwako Nakamura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kenji Narita | Role: Animation Department
Name: Rie Niidome | Role: Animation Department
Name: Michiko Nishimaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshirô Nozaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Miyoko Oka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazumi Okabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masakazu Okada | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tensai Okamura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masayuki Ota | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazutaka Ozaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masako Sakano | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshiharu Satô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yorimi Sawauchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Reiko Shibuya | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ritsuko Shiina | Role: Animation Department
Name: Nobumasa Shinkawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masako Shinohara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Makoto Shiraishi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kiyoko Sugawara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Reiko Suzuki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yasuko Tachiki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hideko Tagawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yûki Takagi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Aiko Takahashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Naomi Takahashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroe Takekura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Naoko Takenawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yôji Takeshige | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keiko Tamura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hatsue Tanaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Makoto Tanaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ritsuko Tanaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sadahiko Tanaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tsukasa Tannai | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hitomi Tateno | Role: Animation Department
Name: Teruyo Tateyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Akiko Teshima | Role: Animation Department
Name: Mayumi Watabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keiko Watanabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Nobuko Watanabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Aki Yamagata | Role: Animation Department
Name: Akira Yamakawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hirômi Yamakawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto | Role: Animation Department
Name: Noriko Yamamura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Fumi Yamane | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yukari Yamaura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toki Yanagi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Michiyo Yasuda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Fujino Yonei | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hajime Yoshida | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hisako Yoshida | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masaki Yoshizaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Michiko Ôide | Role: Animation Department
Name: Naoko Ôkawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kiyomi Ôta | Role: Animation Department
Name: Michiko Ôta | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kumiko Ôtani | Role: Animation Department
Name: Nobuhiro Ôtsuka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shinji Ôtsuka | Role: Animation Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Hiroshi Adachi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Cory Hansen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rick Mackay | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Kaiulani Kidani | Role: Music Department
Name: Kôki Miura | Role: Music Department
Name: Rieko Nakagawa | Role: Music Department
Name: Eugene H. Saburi | Role: Music Department
Name: Takashi Watanabe | Role: Music Department
Name: Shin Kazuhara | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Shigeru Asô | Role: Production Department
Name: Hiroyuki Itô | Role: Production Department
Name: Osamu Kameyama | Role: Production Department
Name: Akira Kaneko | Role: Production Department
Name: Masahiro Kasuya | Role: Production Department
Name: Hiroyuki Katô | Role: Production Department
Name: Toshiyuki Kawabata | Role: Production Department
Name: Hirokatsu Kihara | Role: Production Department
Name: Tomoko Kobayashi | Role: Production Department
Name: Hisayoshi Kodaka | Role: Production Department
Name: Takao Sasaki | Role: Production Department
Name: Hikogorô Shiraishi | Role: Production Department
Name: Takaaki Suzuki | Role: Production Department
Name: Toshio Suzuki | Role: Production Department
Name: Minoru Tadokoro | Role: Production Department
Name: Yoshio Tsuboike | Role: Production Department
Name: Michio Yokoo | Role: Production Department
Name: Tetsuhiko Yoshida | Role: Production Department
Name: Tsutomu Ôtsuka | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Matt Adler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Newell Alexander | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vittorio Amandola | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juan Antonio Arroyo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Oreste Baldini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Liù Bosisio | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Amparo Bravo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simon Broad | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brianne Brozey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Butcher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lilian Caputo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pat Carroll | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Castiglia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alfredo Cernuda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cheryl Chase | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Letizia Ciampa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Clotworthy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lara Cody | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Natalie Core | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Siddhesh Dalvi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Daly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cindy Davis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris DeLaGuardia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rick Dempsey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ana Díaz Plana | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eva Díez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dakota Fanning | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elle Fanning | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ignacio Gijón | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kimberly Guerrero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kenneth Hartman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Begoña Hernando | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Donald H. Hewitt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bridget Hoffman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sandra Jara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alexandra Kenworthy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kristin Klabunde | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Kramer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ned Lott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Conchi López | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carl Macek | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tress MacNeille | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melanie MacQueen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kerrigan Mahan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: J.P. Manoux | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zahn McClarnon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lisa Michelson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Midthunder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Edie Mirman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mikio Mori | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Toochis Morin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kazuo Oga | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hideo Ogata | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elva Pacios | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberta Pellini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juan Perucho | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katelin Petersen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Renaday | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ashley Rose | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yvonne Russo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eve Sabara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lea Salonga | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gregory Snegoff | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kath Soucie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Doug Stone | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Russi Taylor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Amparo Valencia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank Welker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tatsumi Yamashita | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3871916313/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3871916313/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1605706096871.mp4?Expires=1787961726&Signature=ub0ksXM-E~yJzia-TK25RwRJjo9xKjui6xi3jxhmUB4pIqGl2immyBi6YqRCGdyV08vqrvBv8kcv4BB4QWOhIOWTv4sxkcNZ5r7nAoSZnPMsf9Zsdf1MfSG8Z9W7-JsqF91ytJk1gMiwnOi~t6MDJ6qnBbFmGmIk622Ae~75Z0GI88RXPa-Iu79pKCph6Yler~lyJq2qo0dVyeL~D6-265UbQ7FVP3yjJO8UiW8zc7nOA~tf~-W466EBARRK8T93BLV28OTFMmOEEtXeyR9~vH5koF2yoKYbNAZBphJ2okSOGR6-QUGdIBy7TM7GEqCrno1woCXwlc5tBhfTgBYgeA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
My Neighbor Totoro: BD | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi896575001/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi896575001/1434659529640-260ouz-1563705230345.mp4?Expires=1787961726&Signature=NslicSOUHPGMePh7W11jtk0i95~X1apIDrlz3jY8oVezEmEpFd-1Jybjx7OlukSUCaCoLkmrV5CupdV8NgHaLlTNfnT~PZYjqhg4gcYctN-6Mc8f2WdsE7TH8ZXOfJUQvlzX8~qPnEaVQVHxOfmEUVIGVAK3DWWd9~sKb3F9a-jjUF-oJYWHjnNmd6BiYp6GKm7hLES7tJ~3dGS-z6TrOIkqlCUUR~Vz7ptAmzpW3OWEfzMhae4j3lQupsH7OPlQuvR7PSMhhnItoRfdY-pqiKM0PUU4WsiWQvNYjchpmubR9CIQ~62Z40xMijf3KWYDe~MmY1P0sDk8~TCJgSZJcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
My Neighbor Totoro: BD | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi879797785/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi879797785/1434659529640-260ouz-1563481393961.mp4?Expires=1787961726&Signature=FbYk-BHfCwPq23AYmu4PWwLbvg12UADEaqLwKI3oV2CDgLWOq6RIFKpEBkYjKpLYkJT08qKS1gOYH~b0ITASgdfJkv8cRGDd35mX8kiCsAdlSYNvwYldlaiGkEy-S2a3EGFL58IvenNCAnQSsWYPCMXyyj6wvZJfgVmFOOVsSPbb7OZBIrY~54q5hj7o~xv8xew3cp3dNqVMUsAsWHXTAceNMpwgdnUH5DnhuIwPCkCaeDCMzehyWrL2j8r-0WAKkwubcrga1Au7yJ7tIf1u5F964YMszCsNCDjmzmDBWPRPcA62ubCOwgjgJrx-ZCqi4nUfY9l1bZSL5Bmy2bCavw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
My Neighbor Totoro: BD | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi863020569/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi863020569/1434659529640-260ouz-1563479395402.mp4?Expires=1787961726&Signature=H1LVT8ZZSKiKwCqvyqUiAyQSqCrY6sHAtjpKfjYvrFXplcRfe7Wmy3F0EbIG1xTOY2yl3jS9k0PXwJh~c6DAzWx5t1ZjyCUf9RHKnddcduOK~V0yLQdCotaw4c69Vt3V-auq1y7m25gKOt-LoQy01UJk~8CIpWxKsmO6aP6zY3~sZgq4cMRgqe~Z~QhzbQaEGuwj9SsetGLJyOqMgnFFwYNZu4CnRKOGpfaZ-Zgu6t7LAQsOOxFi1zyubnK1kOGTt-f51Gfct9AZmDzisWookrYXU5uPk2ZuY029jf9gy4wAK-M9zbp-SLLCv~bDnsNpSPQRPQWFe3VQ8ovmtDkMYw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Japan: April 16, 1988
Hong Kong: July 15, 1988
Italy: April 3, 1989 (Verona International Film Week)
Japan: September 19, 1989 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 17, 1989
United States: July 13, 1990
Spain: October 14, 1990 (Sitges Film Festival)
Australia: June 13, 1991
France: February 1992 (Festival du cinéma pour enfants de Corbeil-Essonnes)
United States: May 7, 1993 (dubbed version, limited)
France: June 1993 (Annecy International Animation Film Festival)
Brazil: March 8, 1995 (VHS premiere)
Brazil: March 8, 1995 (video premiere)
Sweden: June 6, 1995 (TV premiere)
Finland: October 21, 1995 (TV premiere)
Spain: July 10, 1996 (video premiere)
France: May 30, 1998 (TV release)
France: July 6, 1999 (VHS release)
France: December 8, 1999
South Korea: July 27, 2001
Switzerland: August 28, 2002 (French speaking region)
France: August 28, 2002 (re-release)
Taiwan: November 14, 2002 (re-release)
South Korea: September 19, 2003 (Megabox Japan Film Festival)
Australia: July 8, 2004 (Sydney Miyazaki Film Festival)
United States: October 23, 2005 (Hollywood Film Festival, premiere)
France: March 2006 (Deauville Asian Film Festival)
United Arab Emirates: March 27, 2006 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: March 27, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Finland: September 16, 2006 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Finland: September 29, 2006
Greece: January 19, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Denmark: March 30, 2007
Norway: March 30, 2007
Sweden: March 30, 2007
Germany: May 4, 2007 (TV premiere)
Turkey: July 6, 2007
Poland: September 28, 2007 (limited)
Poland: November 14, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Russia: March 20, 2008 (limited)
Italy: September 18, 2009
Spain: October 30, 2009 (limited, subtitled version)
Singapore: March 2, 2010 (DVD premiere)
Mexico: May 15, 2010 (DVD premiere)
Uruguay: October 18, 2010 (Cinemateca Uruguaya)
Iceland: September 25, 2011 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
New Zealand: August 11, 2012 (Nelson Japanese Film Festival)
United States: October 13, 2012 (Hawaii Film Festival)
United States: November 16, 2012 (IFC Center, re-release)
Spain: January 20, 2013 (Barcelona, dubbed version, technical re-release)
Spain: January 20, 2013 (Madrid, dubbed version, technical re-release)
United Kingdom: May 24, 2013 (re-release)
Chile: June 19, 2013 (DVD premiere)
Germany: January 17, 2014 (Japanische Filmwoche Düsseldorf)
Australia: June 14, 2014 (Sydney Film Festival)
Israel: July 12, 2014 (Jerusalem Film Festival)
Chile: July 30, 2015 (limited, Festival: Cine de Ghibli Biblioteca Viva Sur)
South Korea: October 2, 2015 (Busan International Film Festival)
Spain: October 20, 2015 (limited, subtitled version, re-release)
Egypt: March 1, 2016 (internet)
Indonesia: March 1, 2016 (internet)
Estonia: April 9, 2016 (Japanese Animation Film Festival)
Argentina: November 2, 2016 (DVD premiere)
Norway: November 4, 2016 (re-release)
Belgium: November 19, 2016 (Kuma Anime Film Festival)
Argentina: December 2, 2016 (AniFest Argentina)
United States: September 17, 2017 (Los Angeles Anime Film Festival)
Philippines: October 17, 2017 (DVD premiere)
France: June 13, 2018 (re-release, restored version)
Sweden: October 27, 2018 (limited)
Canada: December 11, 2018 (DVD and Blu-ray premiere)
China: December 14, 2018
Spain: January 4, 2019 (re-release)
United States: July 12, 2019 (re-release)
Thailand: January 31, 2020 (internet)
India: February 1, 2020 (internet)
Netherlands: February 1, 2020 (internet)
Russia: October 22, 2020 (re-release)
Taiwan: January 29, 2021 (re-release)
Portugal: February 20, 2021 (TV premiere)
Peru: February 9, 2023
Argentina: April 23, 2023 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
Sweden: October 28, 2023 (Göteborg Film Festival Prisma)
United Kingdom: August 2, 2024 (Re-release)
Philippines: September 10, 2025

Awards

Box Office