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My Neighbors the Yamadas

My Neighbors the Yamadas

The safety of family is the wish of the world.

19997.01h 44m

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.

Directed by Isao Takahata
Written by Hisaichi Ishii, Isao Takahata
Produced by Seiichiro Ujiie, Takashi Shoji
Box OfficeBudget: $15.3MRevenue: $11.9M

Top Cast

H

Hayato Isohata

Noboru Yamada (voice)

M

Masako Araki

Shige Yamano (voice)

N

Naomi Uno

Nonoko Yamada (voice)

Toru Masuoka

Toru Masuoka

Takashi Yamada (voice)

Yukiji Asaoka

Yukiji Asaoka

Matsuko Yamada (voice)

Akiko Yano

Akiko Yano

Teacher Fujihara (voice)

K

Kosanji Yanagiya

Haiku Reader (voice)

Tamao Nakamura

Tamao Nakamura

Shige's Friend (voice)

Chōchō Miyako

Chōchō Miyako

Grandma Kikuchi (voice)

Suguru Egawa

Suguru Egawa

Baseball Commentator on Television (voice)

Themes & Keywords

surrealismmiddle classdysfunctional familybased on mangaurban settinggrandmotherjapanese familyhaikuanime

About My Neighbors the Yamadas

My Neighbors the Yamadas is a animation, comedy, family film released in 1999 exploring themes of surrealism, middle class, dysfunctional family, based on manga, urban setting, grandmother. Directed by Isao Takahata, it stars Hayato Isohata, Masako Araki, Naomi Uno. 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.

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