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When dubbing the English version of My Neighbor Totoro, the film’s executives originally planned on changing Totoro’s hame to one considered more American. Several new titles were considered, including My Neighbor Craig, My Neighbor Kyle, My Neighbor Joe Toro (Totoro’s first name would be Joe and his last name would be Toro - it would also be implied that he was from Cleveland), and My Neighbor Uncle Sam. Eventually director Hayao Miyazaki kept the name Totoro. “I could not name him Craig,” said Miyazaki. “Because | would not want to be named Craig."