Shinto in Anime: Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro was released in what year?

• 1988

• 1997

• 2000

• 1976

At the start of the film, Mei and her sister Satsuki are cleaning their new house. What spirits do they encounter during this chore?

• spider spirits

• purity spirits

• soot spirits

• sleep spirits

Totoro lives in a...

• beach hut

• tree

• mushroom

• tea house

Initially, only Mei can see Totoro. Why?

• He's too small for the others to see

• Only Mei can reach Totoro's house

• Kami spirits choose when to reveal themselves

• Only children are allowed to see Totoro

How do we know Totoro is a nature spirit?

• He does a ceremonial dance to help seeds grow

• he resembles an animal

• he lives in a tree

• all of these

At one point, Mei runs away from her sister and father. Why?

• She is upset that she cannot show Totoro to them

• She gets upset after her sister calls her "silly"

• To see her ill mother in the hospital

• Because her father accused her of lying about Totoro

What is this character called?

• Meatball

• Kozuki

• Shinju

• Catbus

Following their encounter with Totoro, Mei's father takes them where?

• out to lunch

• to the hospital

• to the river

• a Kami shrine

Totoro is referred to as "mori no nushi" which means what?

• Master of the wind

• Squirrel Spirit

• Master of the forest

• Plump rabbit

Which of Shinto's four affirmations does the film's themes relate to?

• tradition and family

• love of nature

• purity and cleanliness

• Matsuri