

When i was staying in a hotel i was watching NHK World and there was a show
called _Japanology Plus_ which was talking about the origins and evolution of
Japan's Anthropomorphism (the attribution of human traits, emotions, and
intentions to non-human entities. ie. the OS-Tans and Hatsune Miku).

there was a bit where during an interview the interviewer asked about
perception problems because the Anthropomorphic Characters are generally

> Kinky women

to which the guest said that this was something about japanese culture which
would seem strange outsiders.

the example he used was in _My Neighbor Totoro_ in that there is a scene where
the 2 children in it are bathing with there father but the guest said that the
scene had to be removed for the overseas distribution. the reason the guest
gave for why it was in the movie was that in Japan this would be very normal
for parents to bathe with their children regardless of sex even citing that
along time ago there was mixed sex bathing in spas (onsen)

Now i know that with initial screenings of an anime series the DVD/Bluray wont
be as censored as the TV version like in [the third Bluray Volume of
_Eromanga-sensei_](https://jlist.com/blog/featured/eromanga-senseis-blu-ray-
reveals-more-plot/) (JList - Possible NSFW Ads)

So i am wondering. Does the US, UK or Australian Localized DVD/Bluray of _My
Neighbor Totoro_ have the bathing scene?

NOTE: i ask about US, UK and Australian release as i am looking to get it in
English, whether dubbed or subbed


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Does the US, UK or Aus Localized DVD/Bluray of My Neighbor Totoro have the bathing scene?


I recently bought the Disney Blu-Ray release of _My Neighbor Totoro_ from
2013, and the bath scene is in it. Here's screenshots:

[![Satsuki, Mei, and their father in the
bath](https://i.stack.imgur.com/S1ZY4m.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/S1ZY4m.png)
[![Satsuki dumping water on
herself](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4iUx0m.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4iUx0m.png)
[![Satsuki and Mei, their father's knee visible in
foreground](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7ClCJm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7ClCJm.png)
[![Satsuki, Mei, and their father making a huge commotion in the
bath](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nifmbm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nifmbm.png)

The Disney release is rated G, which means the MPAA considers it suitable to
be watched by anyone. It has both subtitles and a dub starring a young Dakota
and Elle Fanning as Satsuki and Mei, and Tim Daly, who is best known in fandom
for voicing Superman in the DC Animated Universe, as their father.

When I was about 13, I rented the old Fox Video VHS release with the
Streamline dub from Blockbuster Video, and I distinctly remember the bath
scene also being in that version. The [answer I wrote to the linked
question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/20080/7579) presents evidence that
Miyazaki refused to allow edited releases of his work after the travesty that
was _Warriors of the Wind_ , which would also have applied to the Streamline
release of _My Neighbor Totoro_ as [_Warriors of the Wind_ was released in
1985](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_\(film\)#Warriors_of_the_Wind),
three years before _My Neighbor Totoro_ came out.

Sounds like someone didn't do their research before they made claims about
what had or hadn't been cut from international releases of the movie, and made
unfounded assumptions about what was and wasn't acceptable. This reminds me of
[Kaworu Watashiya's utter
cluelessness](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-07/nymphet-
creator-u.s-publisher-blog-on-cancellation) about just what it was that
American publishers found objectionable about _Kodomo no Jikan_.


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