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My Neighbor Totoro
“He's your friendly neighbourhood forest spirit!”
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) is a fantasy, animation, family film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. On Plot-hole, players averaged 2.4/5, with 62% solving the puzzle and 38% failing it, making it the #70 hardest puzzle of 183 in the archive. Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
Plot-hole Difficulty: Hard
2.4/5
Avg Score
62%
Solved
38%
Failed
223
Players
#70
Difficulty Rank
The Plot-hole Puzzle
Puzzle #185 · September 20, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
The Japanese countryside, lush and full of hidden things.
The Character (Clue 4)
Two young sisters move to a new house near a forest.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
They discover that the forest is home to friendly giant creatures.
The Twist (Clue 2)
The biggest creature is a huge, furry thing that roars at the sky to make trees grow.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Miyazaki's gentle anime about two girls befriending a giant forest spirit.
The answer
My Neighbor Totoro
Cast
Noriko Hidaka as Satsuki Kusakabe (voice)Chika Sakamoto as Mei Kusakabe (voice)Hitoshi Takagi as Totoro (voice)Shigesato Itoi as Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)Sumi Shimamoto as Yasuko Kusakabe (voice)Tanie Kitabayashi as Granny (voice)Toshiyuki Amagasa as Kanta Ogaki (voice)Yuko Maruyama as Kanta's Mother (voice)
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is My Neighbor Totoro hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- My Neighbor Totoro had an average score of 2.4/5. 62% of players solved it, while 38% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who directed My Neighbor Totoro?
- My Neighbor Totoro was directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
- Who stars in My Neighbor Totoro?
- My Neighbor Totoro stars Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto, Tanie Kitabayashi, Toshiyuki Amagasa, Yuko Maruyama.
- What genre is My Neighbor Totoro?
- My Neighbor Totoro is listed under Fantasy, Animation, Family.
- Where does My Neighbor Totoro rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- My Neighbor Totoro ranks #70 of 183 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).