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December 3, 2002:
Fox Home video releases
My Neighbor Totoro on
DVD. It's the
english dub, no
japanese, no
subtitles in
pan and scan only with no extras, basically a transfer of the VHS release.
Character Synopsis
O (Big)
Totoro,
Chu (Mid-size) Totoro and
Chibi(Mini) Totoro, forest gods. The guardians of the
camphor tree and the
Tsukamori forest.
Kusakabe Mei, age 4, the younger sister. Chases Chibi-Totoro to discover Totoro's secret lair.
Kusakabe Satsuki, 10, the older sister. During her mother's absence, bears the responsibility for raising Mei and cooking the family's meals.
Kusakabe Tatsuo, father. University professor, he's got an open mind and encourages the girls to pursue their "imaginary friends".
Kusakabe Yasuko, mother. She is in the Shichikokuyama sanitarium, recovering from tuberculosis. Mei, Satsuki and their father visit her regularly.
Kanta, 11, the neighbor. Torn between his attraction to Satsuki and his fear of cooties, he flips between annoying and helpful.
Granny, the elderly neighbor. Grandmother to Kanta, she helps out the Kusakabes when Father is away.
Catbus, bio-conveyance. The means of transportation for Totoros.
Susuwatari, Fluffy balls of soot, AKA Makkuro Kurosuke. Little dustbunnies that inhabit unoccupied houses, making dust here and there. After being evicted from the Kusakabe household, moved to the Aburaya bath house and got jobs in Kamajii's boiler room (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi)
Other Trivia
The movie is set in the town of
Tokorozawa,
Saitama prefecture (Tokoro... Totoro...) where director
Hayao Miyazaki lives.
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Sampo (The Stroll)
Sung by
Inoue Azumi
Lyrics by
Nakagawa Rieko
Music by
Joe Hisaishi
Chorus:
Arukou arukou
watashi wa genki
Aruku no daisuki
don-don ikou
Hey, let's go, hey, let's go
I'm happy as can be
Let's go walkin', you and me
Ready, set
Come on, let's go
Sakamichi Tonneru kusappara
Ippon bashi ni dekoboko jari michi
Kumo no su kugutte kudari michi
Over the hill, through the tunnel, across the field.
We'll run across the bridge
And down the bumpy gravel road
Right beneath the spider's web, Ready, set, let's go!
Chorus
Mitsubachi ga bun-bun hana batake
Hinata ni tokage hebi wa hirune
Batta ga tonde magari michi
A honeybee buzzes in a field of flowers,
A lizard in the sunshine, a snake takes a midday nap,
A grasshopper leaps, along the curving path.
Chorus
Kitsune mo tanuki mo de te oide
Tanken-shiyou hayashi no oku made
Tomodachi takusan ureshii na
Tomodachi takusan ureshii na
Foxes and badgers, come out,
Let's go exploring deep into the woods.
Look at all my many friends, ready, set, let's go
Look at all my many friends, ready, set, let's go!
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