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My Neighbors the Yamadas

1999 · 104 min

A gentle, funny, and tender look at ordinary family life, told in small moments that feel both silly and true.

Tagline
The ups and downs of life.
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • anthology
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, family
Directed by
Isao Takahata
Written by
Isao Takahata
Starring
Hayato Isohata, Masako Araki, Naomi Uno, Toru Masuoka, Yukiji Asaoka, Akiko Yano, Kosanji Yanagiya, Tamao Nakamura
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
104 min
Country
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Languages
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