Not to be confused with Nanny.
Granny is Kanta's grandmother in the film My Neighbor Totoro directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. She is known as Nanny in the Troma dub.
Mei and Satsuki are her new neighbors since they moved into their new home.
Personality[]
Granny is a kind elderly woman, who cares for every one of her neighbors. Mei is hard to deal with, because she is stubborn. Despite this, Granny tries to please her and even bring Mei to Satsuki's School House.
Appearance[]
Granny has grey hair, black eyes, and wears a white shirt, a periwinkle robe, and a white hat.
My Neighbor Totoro[]

She is worried about Mei getting lost.
In the film, Granny is first seen when she helps the Kusakabe family settle into their new house. She is also at the rice fields when they go to visit their mother in the hospital. When Mei and Satsuki get a telegram from the hospital that their mom's staying at, she does her best to console them. After Mei runs away, Granny helps look for her with the other villagers.
Relationships[]
Mei[]

Granny meeting Mei and Satuki for the first time.
Granny and Mei are fairly close, as Granny looks after Mei on various occasions. However, when they are together, Mei usually wants to be with Satsuki instead, even refusing to stop crying unless Granny takes her to Satsuki on one occasion. When Mei disappears, Granny is understandably concerned, particularly when she discovers a shoe in the pond that she thinks belongs to Mei. When Satsuki confirms that it is, in fact, not Mei's, Granny collapses to the ground with relief.
Kanta[]
Granny is Kanta's grandmother, although it's unknown which side of the family she's from (i.e., if she's the mother of Kanta's dad or Kanta's mom). While she can be a bit strict towards her grandson at times, it's clear that she loves and cares deeply for him, just like she does with the Kusakabe-sisters.
Granny is shown to live with Kanta and his parents.
Satsuki[]
While she may not be quite as close to Satsuki as she is to Mei, it's clear that Granny has a good relationship with Satsuki. This includes letting the eldest Kusakabe-daughter try the vegetables and other produce from her farm as well as comforting her when she expresses worry at the (very real) possibility of her mother dying of her illness.
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My Neighbor Totoro | |
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Characters | |
Kusakabe Family | Tatsuo | Yasuko | Satsuki | Mei |
Sayama Hills Residents | Granny | Kanta Ōgaki | Kanta's Father | Kanta's Mother | Mailman | Michiko | Miss Hara | Mover | Otoko | Ryōko |
Totoros and Other Animals | Totoro | Mini Totoro | Catbus | Susuwatari | Granny's farm animals |