My Neighbour Totoro - Quiz
  • 1. Who directed the film My Neighbour Totoro?
A) Mamoru Hosoda
B) Isao Takahata
C) Hayao Miyazaki
D) Makoto Shinkai
  • 2. What is the name of the two main characters in My Neighbour Totoro?
A) Hana and Taro
B) Yuko and Kenji
C) Satsuki and Mei
D) Mai and Hikaru
  • 3. What is the name of the magical creature that Mei and Satsuki befriend?
A) Goku
B) Godzilla
C) Pikachu
D) Totoro
  • 4. Which year was My Neighbour Totoro first released?
A) 2003
B) 2010
C) 1988
D) 1995
  • 5. What is the name of Totoro's transport vehicle in the film?
A) Catbus
B) Fox-Mobile
C) Raccoon Car
D) Owl-Mobile
  • 6. What is the name of Mei and Satsuki's father in the film?
A) Tatsuo Kusakabe
B) Akira Toriyama
C) Yoshifumi Kondo
D) Hiroshi Fujimoto
  • 7. What is the English title of the film originally released as 'My Neighbour Totoro'?
A) My Neighbor Totoro
B) Satsuki and Mei
C) Totoro Adventures
D) Forest Spirit Totoro
  • 8. What is the color of the soot sprites that live in the house?
A) White
B) Black
C) Purple
D) Green
  • 9. Which studio animated 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Toei Animation
B) Studio Ghibli
C) Madhouse
D) A-1 Pictures
  • 10. Where do Satsuki and Mei move to in 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Osaka
B) The countryside
C) Tokyo
D) Kyoto
  • 11. What type of spirits inhabit the house that Satsuki and Mei move into?
A) Oni
B) Susuwatari
C) Kappa
D) Tengu
  • 12. Why is Mei upset during the movie?
A) She lost her favorite toy.
B) Their mother's visit to their home has been postponed.
C) Satsuki scolded her.
D) Totoro disappeared.
  • 13. What does Satsuki do when she can't find Mei?
A) Calls the police
B) Waits at home
C) Goes back to school
D) Pleads for Totoro's help
  • 14. What do the girls discover about their mother's health?
A) She decided to move away.
B) She has a minor cold but is recovering well.
C) Her condition worsened significantly.
D) She has fully recovered and left the hospital.
  • 15. What do Satsuki and Mei secretly leave for their mother?
A) A letter
B) A drawing
C) An ear of corn
D) A toy
  • 16. What happens to the tree that grows overnight?
A) It attracts many animals.
B) It turns into a house.
C) It is gone in the morning.
D) It becomes a permanent fixture.
  • 17. What do Totoro and his friends do at the end of the film?
A) They watch from afar as the girls play with other children.
B) They go back to their forest.
C) They start a new adventure.
D) They move into the house.
  • 18. What is one of the themes explored in 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Cyber warfare
B) Space exploration
C) Time travel
D) Environmentalism
  • 19. Which award did 'My Neighbor Totoro' win in 1988?
A) BAFTA Award for Best Film
B) Oscar for Best Animated Feature
C) Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Animated
D) Animage Anime Grand Prix prize
  • 20. What is Totoro's role at Studio Ghibli?
A) Mascot
B) CEO
C) Scriptwriter
D) Head Animator
  • 21. What was the original setting year intended for My Neighbor Totoro?
A) 1955
B) 1985
C) 1965
D) 1975
  • 22. What was the original duration planned for My Neighbor Totoro?
A) Thirty minutes
B) One hour
C) Two hours
D) Three hours
  • 23. What was the nature of Totoros as described by Hayao Miyazaki?
A) Mischievous spirits causing trouble for humans.
B) Aggressive guardians of the forest.
C) Serene, carefree creatures that were supposedly forest keepers.
D) Mysterious beings with no clear purpose.
  • 24. What is a major theme in 'My Neighbor Totoro' according to Eriko Ogihara-Schuck?
A) Adventure
B) Romance
C) Animism
D) Fantasy
  • 25. What status does Totoro have due to his location in a camphor tree surrounded by a Shinto rope?
A) Guardian angel
B) Forest spirit
C) Kami status
D) Nature deity
  • 26. According to Phillip E. Wegner, how is the film's setting described?
A) Dystopian
B) Utopian-like
C) Chaotic
D) Realistic
  • 27. What does Timo Thelen argue that Totoro participates in?
A) A wider discourse about satoyama landscapes
B) Industrialization debates
C) Urban development discussions
D) Modernization narratives
  • 28. What is the idealized concept of traditional Japanese landscapes called?
A) Absolute satoyama
B) Harmonious yamato
C) Perfect zen
D) Pure shinto
  • 29. Who financed My Neighbor Totoro?
A) Studio Ghibli
B) Hayao Miyazaki
C) Isao Takahata
D) Yasuyoshi Tokuma
  • 30. How many tickets did My Neighbor Totoro initially sell in Japan?
A) 750,000 tickets
B) 1 million tickets
C) 500,000 tickets
D) 801,680 tickets
  • 31. What was the distribution rental income of My Neighbor Totoro in Japan in 1988?
A) ¥500 million
B) ¥600 million
C) ¥700 million
D) ¥588 million
  • 32. How many tickets has My Neighbor Totoro sold in France since 1999?
A) 600,000 tickets
B) 500,000 tickets
C) 429,822 tickets
D) 300,000 tickets
  • 33. What was the worldwide gross of My Neighbor Totoro since 2002?
A) $30.5 million
B) $40 million
C) $25 million
D) $20 million
  • 34. How much did My Neighbor Totoro gross in China by February 2019?
A) $15 million
B) $25.8 million
C) $30 million
D) $20 million
  • 35. Which Hollywood film was ahead of My Neighbor Totoro in the Chinese box-office charts during its opening weekend?
A) Frozen II
B) Avengers: Endgame
C) The Lion King
D) Aquaman
  • 36. Which Bollywood film was behind My Neighbor Totoro in the Chinese box-office charts during its opening weekend?
A) Dangal
B) Sanju
C) Padman
D) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
  • 37. How much did My Neighbor Totoro gross in China by its second weekend?
A) $10 million
B) $15 million
C) $20 million
D) $25 million
  • 38. Which company produced an exclusive English language dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro' for use as an in-flight movie on Japan Airlines flights?
A) Troma Films
B) Walt Disney Pictures
C) Madman Entertainment
D) Streamline Pictures
  • 39. In what year did Troma Films distribute the Streamline dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro' as a theatrical release?
A) 1993
B) 1989
C) 2004
D) 2005
  • 40. Who sang the songs for the Streamline version of 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Cassie Byram
B) Lea Salonga
C) Sonya Isaacs
D) The Fanning sisters
  • 41. Which company produced a new English dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro' in 2004?
A) Madman Entertainment
B) Walt Disney Pictures
C) Troma Films
D) Streamline Pictures
  • 42. Who directed the Disney English dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Hayao Miyazaki
B) Don Hewitt
C) Cindy Hewitt
D) Rick Dempsey
  • 43. Which actress played Mei in the Disney English dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Dakota Fanning
B) Sonya Isaacs
C) Elle Fanning
D) Cassie Byram
  • 44. Who voiced Totoro and Catbus in the Disney English dub?
A) Lea Salonga
B) Pat Carroll
C) Frank Welker
D) Timothy Daly
  • 45. When did Disney's English-language dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro' premiere?
A) March 7, 2006
B) October 23, 2005
C) January 2006
D) April 1993
  • 46. Which network held the television premiere of Disney's new English dub in January 2006?
A) Japan Airlines
B) Hollywood Film Festival
C) Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
D) Disney Channel
  • 47. When was the Disney version of 'My Neighbor Totoro' released on DVD in the United States?
A) October 23, 2005
B) March 7, 2006
C) April 1993
D) January 2006
  • 48. In which country was the original English dub released by Madman Entertainment?
A) United States
B) Australia
C) Japan
D) Canada
  • 49. What year did 'My Neighbor Totoro' have a re-release in 970 United States locations to celebrate its anniversary?
A) 1993
B) 1989
C) 2005
D) 2023
  • 50. How many years after its first theatrical release was 'My Neighbor Totoro' re-released in 2023?
A) 35
B) 25
C) 30
D) 40
  • 51. Who composed the music for My Neighbor Totoro?
A) Akira Kurosawa
B) Joe Hisaishi
C) Terry Riley
D) Philip Glass
  • 52. Which streaming service acquired exclusive rights to the Studio Ghibli library in North America in 2019?
A) Netflix
B) HBO Max
C) Disney+
D) Amazon Prime Video
  • 53. Which magazine ranked My Neighbor Totoro as the greatest animated film in a list?
A) Animage
B) Empire
C) Kinema Junpo
D) Time Out
  • 54. Which film critic described My Neighbor Totoro as having 'benign spirituality'?
A) Leonard Klady
B) Steve Rose
C) Charlotte O'Sullivan
D) Jordan Cronk
  • 55. What was the average retail price of My Neighbor Totoro VHS and DVD units in Japan by April 2012?
A) ¥16,100 million
B) ¥202 million
C) ¥4,600
D) ¥64.5 million
  • 56. What was the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for My Neighbor Totoro?
A) 94%
B) 60%
C) 75%
D) 86%
  • 57. Which film magazine ranked Totoro at number 18 on a list of the greatest animated characters?
A) Empire
B) Rolling Stone
C) Variety
D) The Independent
  • 58. When was the main-belt asteroid named 10160 Totoro discovered?
A) July 7, 2013
B) January 1, 1989
C) November 15, 2005
D) December 31, 1994
  • 59. Which company licensed the English-language release of the ani-manga books in North America?
A) Funimation
B) Viz Media
C) Disney
D) Netflix
  • 60. What type of book was released by Tokuma on June 28, 1988?
A) An art book with production interviews
B) A four-volume series of ani-manga books
C) A hardcover light novel
D) A 111-page picture book
  • 61. Who wrote the hardcover light novel released by Viz in 2013?
A) Hayao Miyazaki
B) Isao Takahata
C) Tsugiko Kubo
D) Katsuhiro Otomo
  • 62. When was 'Mei and the Kittenbus' first released in Japan?
A) 2022
B) 2010
C) 1999
D) 2003
  • 63. How much did licensed merchandise gross in Japan during 2003–2007?
A) ¥19.96 billion
B) ¥10.97 billion
C) ¥4.1 billion
D) ¥56.08 billion
  • 64. Where did the stage adaptation of 'My Neighbor Totoro' first run in London?
A) Royal Opera House
B) Barbican Centre
C) London Palladium
D) West End Theatre
  • 65. Who directed the stage adaptation of 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Joe Hisaishi
B) Hayao Miyazaki
C) Phelim McDermott
D) Tom Morton-Smith
  • 66. How many Olivier Awards did the stage adaptation win?
A) Five
B) Eight
C) Six
D) Three
  • 67. When was the return of the stage adaptation announced for the Gillian Lynne Theatre?
A) 30 March 2023
B) 21 January 2023
C) 8 October 2022
D) 24 April 2024
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