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Set in rural Japan during the 1950s, a single father named Tatsuo Kusakabe moves with his daughters, Satsuki and Mei, to live nearer the hospital where their mother is being treated for a chronic illness. Adjusting to country life, the younger sister Mei spots a small, rabbitlike creature in their yard and follows it into the woods. There she discovers Totoro, a huge, enigmatic forest spirit who becomes a friend to the family. Satsuki soon encounters Totoro as well, and the sisters begin to encounter gentle, otherworldly moments and quiet, nature-centered adventures that reshape their daily lives while they cope with concern for their mother.