Shigesato Itoi
Birthday: 1948-11-10 Place of Birth: Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Synopsis
Japanese writer and copywriter, best known in the west for creating the Mother/Earthbound series.
Acting
Norwegian Wood
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
My Neighbor Totoro
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.