My Neighbors the Yamadas

About My Neighbors the Yamadas

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.

My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) is an animation comedy film directed by Isao Takahata. At 104 minutes long, it arrived in July 1999.

Its themes are dysfunctional family, urban setting, grandmother, and middle class. The story is adapted from a manga.

Hayato Isohata stars as Noboru Yamada (voice), Masako Araki as Shige Yamano (voice), Naomi Uno as Nonoko Yamada (voice), and Toru Masuoka as Takashi Yamada (voice). The screenplay is by Isao Takahata. American members can watch it on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

Tekkonkinkreet, Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie, and Fruits Basket -prelude- make useful companions to My Neighbors the Yamadas, all filed under surrealism and based on manga. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 639 votes and it carries a PG rating.