My Neighbor Totoro Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

3 of the most interesting My Neighbor Totoro easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of My Neighbor Totoro movie message.

My Neighbor Totoro poster
My Neighbor Totoro poster
My Neighbor Totoro Plot

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

Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy
Director Hayao Miyazaki
Stars Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto
IMDB score 8.2

My Neighbor Totoro Movie Trivia

1 - The girl In the "My neighbor Totoro" (1988) poster doesn't exist in the film and is a mix of the two main characters. In early stages of production they had only pictured one girl for the role, but later spilt her into two. In the end the studio decided to keep the concept as the official art.

The girl In the "My neighbor Totoro" (1988) poster doesn't exist in the film and is a mix of the two main characters. In early stages of production they had only pictured one girl for the role, but later spilt her into two. In the end the studio decided to keep the concept as the official art.

Accuracy details in My Neighbor Totoro

1 - The catbus has testicles.

The catbus has testicles.

My Neighbor Totoro movie hidden details

1 - The animator drew two vaccination scars on the upper left arm of the village boy Kanta

The animator drew two vaccination scars on the upper left arm of the village boy Kanta