S6E6 - My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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Hello everyone, 

In the latest episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason move to the countryside for a friendly chat with magical owls and  bus-sized orange cats. That's right, we are covering My Neighbor Totoro, the 1988 Hayao Miyazaki film who's titular character became the logo for the newly minted Studio Ghibli. Though often viewed as a "children" film, Totoro is not all about laughs and cuddles. In the episode we highlight some of the more tragical underpinnings of the story and how it reflects the ambivalent Japanese society of Miyazaki's youth.

Enjoy!



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