My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

Original title

ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん

Directed by

Isao Takahata

Genre

comedy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 617 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated film follows the everyday lives of the Yamada family, a Japanese household with parents, children, and a grandmother. It presents a series of short, humorous episodes about their ordinary routines and small misadventures.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentlewarmepisodichumorouscharminglaid-back

What happens

My Neighbors the Yamadas is a 1999 Japanese animated comedy film written and directed by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Hakuhodo and Buena Vista Home Entertainment, and distributed by Shochiku. It is based on the yonkoma manga Nono-chan by Hisaichi Ishii. A slice of life comedy-drama, the film stars Yukiji Asaoka, Toru Masuoka, Hayato Isobata, Naomi Uno, Masako Araki, and Kosanji Yanagiya. Unlike the other films of Studio Ghibli, the film is presented in a stylized comic strip aesthetic, a departure from the traditional anime style of the studio's other works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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