This suggests that the photo was taken before the movie and not after. In the credit scene we see the photo of the family, but mom and dad look a lot younger than during the main film. Notice how these two hospitals have identical names? Not to mention Hachikokuyama hospital is located in almost the same environment as does the hospital in the movie. In Japan, there is an hospital called Hachikokuyama (八国山病院). If she's able to hear her supposedly-dead daughters, wouldn't that suggest she herself is close to death as well or is already dead?Īlso, the name of the hospital that their mom is at is named Shichikokuyama (七国山病院). And then, their mother says an unforgettable line "I think i just heard Satsuki and Mei laughing just now". The question is, why didn't they directly go to see her? This might suggest that they are dead by this point.
Isn't it weird the animators put that scene?Īt the end of the movie where the two sisters are united, they leave corn by their mom and they are sitting on a tree with Totoro. Miyazaki is the creator of the name which translated means ‘shrine cape’. If you look at the scene frame-by-frame, there's the name "Mei" engraved in one of the statues.Īfter that, there's a scene where Mei is all alone, next to 6 Ojizou-san (this will become important later in the pasta). Ojizou-san are also said to be guardians of children's souls. These Ojizou-san is usually found near actual graveyards in Japan. Then, when Satsuki is calling out her sister's name, and running around, she passes by Ojizou-san( the stone statues). Theory backs up this point with the fact that the slipper is the same color as Mei's shoes were.(This will be important later in the pasta.)Īnother weird thing is if you look closely at Mei in the later half of the film, her shadow is more transparent than it was in the first half. The theory is that the slipper did in fact belong to Mei and she has drowned, but Satsuki lied to relieve the adults. However, this is where the theory starts. Satsuki says "It's not Mei's" and everyone is relieved.
Fearing that Mei may have drowned, the old lady asks Satsuki if the slipper belongs to Mei when she arrives at the scene. There is a scene where the old lady next door finds a slipper near a lake. Later in the movie, Mei, the younger sibling, goes missing, and Satsuki, the oldest, looks for her. Mei meets Totoro, but she is the only one able to see him. Their mom is in a hospital due to an illness. The film is about sisters Satsuki and Mei moving to the countryside with their dad.