by Studio Ghibli’s masterpiece animation movie “My Neighbor Totoro” (1988) will be broadcast uncut from 9:00 on the 19th on Nippon Television’s Friday road show. Introducing the voice actor cast and synopsis that you are interested in.
“My Neighbor Totoro” is a fantasy anime written and written by Hayao Miyazaki. Satsuki, a 6th grader, and Mei, a 4-year-old, move with her father to a suburb where the air is clean because her sick mother will soon be discharged from the hospital. Two good sisters meet the mysterious creature “Totoro” who lives in the forest. Joe Hisaishi is in charge of the music. The opening song “Sanpo” starts with “Arukou~” and the ending song “My Neighbor Totoro” will be sung by Azumi Inoue, who is familiar with the song “Kimi wo Nosete” inserted in “Castle in the Sky”.
Satsuki is voiced by Noriko Hidaka, who is known for her role as Minami Asakura in the anime “Touch”. The role of Mei is Chinatsu Sakamoto, who plays Ai Kisugi in “CAT’S EYE”. Copywriter Shigesato Itoi plays the role of the father. The role of her mother is Sumi Shimamoto, who played Nausicaa in “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind”. The role of Totoro is the late Hitoshi Takagi, who played Moominpappa in “Moomin”.
The role of Kanta is Toshiyuki Amagasa, who played the role of Susumu Aono in the drama “Omoikkiri Tanteidan Hakunugumi”. The role of Kanta’s grandmother is played by the late Tanei Kitabayashi, who is known as a great grandmother actor. The role of Kanta’s mother is Yuko Maruyama, who played Gon in the anime “Hajime Ningen Gartles”. The role of Kanta’s father is Masashi Hirose, who plays the role of Ramba Ral in “Mobile Suit Gundam”.
The role of the school teacher is played by Machiko Washio, who is still fresh in her memory as her grandmother Hisa Tachibana in the TV series “Come Come Everyone”. The role of original grandma is Reiko Suzuki, who played the role of Sheeta’s grandmother in “Castle in the Sky”. Shigeru Chiba, who plays Kazuma Kuwabara in the anime “Yu Yu Hakusho”, will play the mower Satsuki asks about Mei.
The Friday Road Show, which is broadcasting Studio Ghibli works for three consecutive weeks this summer. “My Neighbor Totoro” will be on the second night, and “Whisper of the Heart” will be broadcast on the third night on the 26th. (Hajime Shimizu)
