1st Year Totoro 1

1st Year Japanese – Totoro 1.5 月日(date)：

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Describe in detail three different things used for transportation in the movie Totoro. (Totoro himself does not count!) a._____________________________________________________________________________ b._____________________________________________________________________________ c._____________________________________________________________________________ How is Japanese transportation similar to American transportation? How is it different? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Describe the kitchen in Satsuki and Mei’s new house. How is it different from an American kitchen? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Describe the bathroom in Satsuki and Mei’s new house. How is it different from an American bathroom? (Note: Totoro takes place in the 1950s. Pumps are much less common nowadays). _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ How are Japanese bathing practices different from American bathing practices? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Totoro takes place in rural1 Japan. How is rural Japan different from rural America? Do you see any similarities? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 1

Rural: In the country.

List five phrases from the movie that you recognize. Write what was said (in hiragana or romaji), what it means, who said it, who they said it to, and where they were. You must use a different phrase for each. NOTE: You cannot use hai, ie, or iie. What was said: ____________________________________________________________ What it means:____________________________________________________________ Who said it/Who it was said to:

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