![]() ![]() That answers who Totoro is, but what is Totoro? Not even the creator seems to know for sure. Hayao Miyazaki, the acclaimed animator who directed the film, offered his best insight: “not a spirit - he’s only an animal,” Miyazaki has said. So you see, he was a troll this whole time. And hiding under the bridge on the cover is an image of a Totoro. ![]() The two girls, Satuske and Mei, are seen reading a book with their mother, and if you look carefully at the cover you’ll see it’s The Three Billy Goats Gruff. In fact, the Totoro/troll connection is reinforced, however briefly, at the end of the film. The word is actually a mispronunciation of the word “troll” - or, as a Japanese speaker might say, “to-ro-ku.” A 2006 re-dubbing of the film includes a new line in which one of the characters clarifies the misunderstanding. Well, to understand that, you might need to know a little Japanese.
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