It is famous for being an inspiration for parts of the cartoon My Neighbor Totoro.
In another Japanese reference, the banners around the arena are written in Japanese hiragana and spell out Ataru, Lum, urusai yatsura (a misspelled reference to Urusei Yatsura), Kei, Yuri, Akira and Tonari no Totoro.
My Neighbor Totoro | Totoro, Cauca | Thy Neighbor's Wife | Third neighbor policy | Secure Neighbor Discovery Protocol | nearest neighbor search | My Neighbor's Wife | Good Neighbor Sam |
She is best known for singing the opening and ending theme songs for the Hayao Miyazaki film My Neighbor Totoro: "Sanpo" and "My Neighbor Totoro".
Streamline also dubbed My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki's Delivery Service, in 1988 for Tokuma Shoten, although these were only used as in-flight films by Japan Airlines at the time.