

My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 · Movie · 1h 44m · PG
AnimationComedyFamily
"The safety of family is the wish of the world."
Overview
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
75/100
Key crew
- Isao TakahataDirector
- Akiko YanoOriginal Music Composer
- Isao TakahataScreenplay
Cast
- Hayato IsohataNoboru Yamada (voice)
- Masako ArakiShige Yamano (voice)
- Naomi UnoNonoko Yamada (voice)
- Toru MasuokaTakashi Yamada (voice)
- Yukiji AsaokaMatsuko Yamada (voice)
- Akiko YanoTeacher Fujihara (voice)
- Kosanji YanagiyaHaiku Reader (voice)
- Tamao NakamuraShige's Friend (voice)
- Chōchō MiyakoGrandma Kikuchi (voice)
- Suguru EgawaBaseball Commentator on Television (voice)
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Themes
surrealismmiddle classdysfunctional familybased on mangaurban settinggrandmotherjapanese familyhaikuanime























