Steven Spielberg's 1982 Film Influenced 'My Neighbor Totoro' to Have a Completely Different Start

Steven Spielberg's 1982 Film Influenced 'My Neighbor Totoro' to Have a Completely Different Start

The initial plan for Totoro’s introduction in My Neighbor Totoro was a lot different, and Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film, E.T., changed that. During an interview after the Ghibli Fest (via Screen Rant), Toshio Suzuki, the producer of the movie, revealed that Hayao Miyazaki wanted to introduce the titular character in the opening scene. Suzuki had a different plan in mind. He explained:  I wanted to tease the audience, so I told him, ‘Look at E.T….…