{"product_id":"9781805750000","title":"My Neighbour Totoro","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBFI Film Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMy Neighbour Totoro\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndrew Osmond\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Neighbour Totoro\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) is one of the best-loved films created by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Nearly forty years after its first release, \u003ci\u003eTotoro\u003c\/i\u003e remains beloved in Japan and abroad, a child's-eye vision of the sublime and a celebration of the magical richness of the Japanese countryside. Everything feels placed at a child's level, from the implicit spiritual environmentalism to the characters' fears of death. Totoro has no fighting, no villains. The film's artistry is as unassuming as it is extraordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Osmond's study places Totoro in the context of Miyazaki's and Studio Ghibli's films, and considers what makes it so exceptional and seemingly inimitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAndrew Osmond is a writer and critic based in Ascot, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e in the BFI Film Classics series (2008) and\u003ci\u003e 100 Animated Feature Films\u003c\/i\u003e in the BFI Screen Guides series (2022). He has written about Japanese and other animation for more than twenty years in outlets including \u003ci\u003eSight and Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNeo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnime News Network\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnimation World Network\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781805750000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55340107104396,"sku":"9781805750000","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_aff1964f-3f3b-42a4-aef7-0194873b5e69.jpg?v=1788035187","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781805750000","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}