Skeletons found at the filming location of Hayao Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro"

I believe many of you have watched Hayao Miyazaki's classic animation "My Neighbor Totoro". According to recent reports from Japanese media, police discovered completely decomposed skeletons in the mixed woods in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, where "My Neighbor Totoro" was filmed. Netizens speculated that the quiet environment made it a suicide sanctuary.

"My Neighbor Totoro" is an animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and voiced by Noriko Hidaka, Chinatsu Sakamoto and Shigesato Itoi. It was released in Japan on April 16, 1988. The high-definition remake was released in China on December 14, 2018. The film tells the story of Tatsuro Kusakabe's wife, Yasuko Kusakabe, who fell ill and was hospitalized. He returned to the countryside with Satsuki Kusakabe and his four-year-old sister, Mimi Kusakabe, but encountered a strange and cute creature called "Totoro".

The police are currently investigating the incident. Some netizens joked that it might be Totoro who did it. Others speculated that perhaps in Japan, where the suicide rate is high, a new "holy place" was found by a suicidal person who was unable to think straight.