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Sometimes I find Disney's star-studded dubs to be a little distracting, since I can't help but envision the actors' and actresses' faces in my head when they're speaking, but I found this one to be delightful, in part because I don't think the Fannings' voices are as audibly unique as, say, Gillian Anderson or Claire Danes. And while I don't think there was any obvious benefit to casting real sisters, the age-appropriate choices worked in the dub's favor. Chika Sakamoto is wonderful as Mei, but she was 29 at the time of My Neighbor Totoro, while Elle Fanning was only eight (Dakota was 12). You need only to listen to English-Mei's boisterous laughter and the slightly-less-enunciated way she yells "Totoro!" to appreciate the difference. (For those who want a visual reference, you can actually see the sisters in the "Behind the Microphone" featurette, and it's a lot of fun.) Thankfully, for those watching the Japanese language track, the disc includes literal English subtitles (rather than the 'dubtitling' problem that plagues many other Disney Ghibli releases).

Incidentally, one of the best things about this Blu-ray and DVD release aside from the film itself is the extensive library of bonus features that are bundled with it, including "The Locations of Totoro," which I enjoyed immensely. In it, we get to see some of the real life locations that inspired the scenes in the film, as well as meet some of the locals whose passions about nature and history conservation are carried over into the film. There's a shot where we get to step inside a preserved house from the late-1950s and learn from a local, now-elderly volunteer how to use the wood-burning stove to cook rice. Bonus features are usually more informative than emotional, but this one in particular evokes a similar nostalgia and reverence for rural living that resonates throughout the film.
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