My Neighbors the Yamadas
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| My Neighbors the Yamadas | |
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| ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん (My Neighbors the Yamadas) |
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Directed by | Isao Takahata |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli |
| Released | July 17, 1999 |
| Runtime | 104 Min |
My Neighbors the Yamadas (ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん Houhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun?) is an anime movie that was directed by Isao Takahata and was released by Studio Ghibli on July 17, 1999. The movie is a family comedy that is presented in a comic strip style which is unusual since all the other Studio Ghibli movies are presented in the anime style. Based on a manga by Hisaichi Ishii it was the first completely digital Ghibli movie. Despite decent reviews, the movie did not fare well at the box office in Japan. It was released on DVD in America in August 2005. Produced by Toshio Suzuki.
The story featured the lives of a Japanese family and their crazy life happenings. The movie is funny but possesses a tone of sincerity like many movies by Isao Takahata.
[edit] Characters
Takashi and Matsuko - father and mother
Shige - Matsuko's mother
Noboru - son
Nonoko - daughter
Pochi - family dog
[edit] Trivia
- A fantastical sequence at the beginning of the movie includes Takashi and Matsuko sailing over a giant wave. The wave and artistic impression is a reference to the famous Japanese painting, The Great Wave.
[edit] External links
- My Neighbors the Yamadas on Nausicaa.net - detailed information on a fan site
- My Neighbors the Yamadas at the Internet Movie Database
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| Pre Ghibli Films |
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Hols: Prince of the Sun (1968) • Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) • Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (1977) • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) |
| Ghibli Films |
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Castle in the Sky (1986) • My Neighbor Totoro (1988) • Grave of the Fireflies (1988) • Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) • Only Yesterday (1991) • Porco Rosso (1992) • Ocean Waves (1993) • Pom Poko (1994) • Whisper of the Heart (1995) • Princess Mononoke (1997) • My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) • Spirited Away (2001) • The Cat Returns (2002) • Howl's Moving Castle (2004) • Tales from Earthsea (2006) |
| Studio Ghibli Shorts |
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Nandarou (1992) • On Your Mark (1995) • Ghiblies (2000) • Ghiblies Episode II (2002) • Mei and the Kittenbus (2003) • The Night of Taneyamagahara (2006) |
| See also... |
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Ghibli Museum • Katsuya Kondō • Yoshifumi Kondō • Gorō Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • Kazuo Oga • Yasuo Ōtsuka • Toshio Suzuki • Isao Takahata • |
