My Neighbors the Yamadas
(1999)
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My Neighbors the Yamadas
(1999)
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Hayato Isohata | ... |
Noboru Yamada
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Masako Araki | ... |
Shige Yamano
(voice)
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Naomi Uno | ... |
Nonoko Yamada
(voice)
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Tôru Masuoka | ... |
Takashi Yamda
(voice)
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Yukiji Asaoka | ... |
Matsuko Yamada
(voice)
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Akiko Yano | ... |
Fujiwara-Sensei
(voice)
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Kosanji Yanagiya | ... |
Haiku reader
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| James Belushi | ... |
Takashi Yamada
(voice)
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| Jeff Bennett | ... |
(voice)
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Alex Buck | ... |
(voice)
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| A.J. Buckley | ... |
(voice)
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| Dixie Carter | ... |
(voice)
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| Erin Chambers | ... |
Department Store Clerk
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| Maree Cheatham | ... |
(voice)
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| Jordan Del Spina | ... |
(voice) (as Jordan Orr)
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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 humourous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems and joys in their own way. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@home.com>
I think this is a pretty good animation film.
Some people might not like the animation style, but i think it is refreshing in it's simplicity(i'm honestly sick of the usual "kawaii" very pretty anime style). The "yamadas" are the stars of the show, it all revolves around them and the daily routine of the family members.
Its more like a slice of life thing and it doesn't really follow a plot, but there's an overarching theme that links every short bit of the film together. The message that the film is trying to convey is that family should always be united and try to tolerate their differences.
The tone of the film is always bright, even when they are "fighting" it's comical. So you can watch this with your kids.