Shigesato Itoi has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including My Neighbor Totoro.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 1%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
My Neighbor Totoro (Top 1%)
Primary Role
Actor
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 36%
2 titles scored
By genre
Fantasy
1
Animation
1
Family
1
Drama
1
Romance
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Shigesato Itoi’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, hopeful, gentle, clear, quirky
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.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · With Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi
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.
Dir. Trần Anh Hùng · With Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara
