My Neighbors the Yamadas
ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん
1999 · 1h 44m · Animation, Comedy, Family · Japan · Rated PG (US)
The ups and downs of life.
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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Isao Takahata6.9Smart score
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animebased on mangadysfunctional familygrandmotherhaikujapanese familymiddle classsurrealismurban setting
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