My Neighbors the Yamadas
by Isao Takahata
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Actor: Akiko Yano, Masako Araki, Naomi Uno, Toru Masuoka, Yukiji AsaokaDirector: Isao Takahata
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-16
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of My Neighbors the Yamadas
Movie Review: What's life with out a bit of humor? (Volume 1: Part 12)
Summary: 4 Stars
As Ghibli rolls on becoming one of the biggest hits overseas after 'Princess Mononoke' it was time for something completly different. Isao Takahata takes the wheel with 'My Neighbors The Yamadas'. It's a simple story of your average family in peaceful suburbia. Takashi and Matsuko are a quirky couple trying to provide as best they can for their loathing teenaged son Nauboro their innocent daughter Nonoko and their slick mother living with them. They go through a series of events such as losing a family memeber at the mall to fighting over the remote control. Through all the arguements, and fast paced days this nutty family always manages to stay together not wanting to get at each others' throats.
Isao Takahata is known for his realism in his directorial role, but this time he gets as real as it can possibly get. Though the animation is extremly cartoony and these characters have crazy imiginations, this film is all about the little moments that make up average family life. As you watch it you will pick out moments that you can sware happened in your neighbors or your friends or even your very own family! The english voices were perfect for each character. Jim Belushi and Molly Shannon are fantastic in the roles and they have such strong if not loopy chemistry in each scene they share. 'The Yamadas can be compared to the famous sitcom families with the events that take place and the antics involved. The movie is a bit slow, but the content really keeps you in your seat waiting to see what crazy adventure is next! It is also a landmark film for Takahata because he defineltly beleives life is not as fun without the laughs and this film keeps you smiling from begining to end.
Summary of My Neighbors the Yamadas
Although it's technically a feature film, Isao Takahata's My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) plays like a series of comedy sketches or sitcom episodes. The Tokyo household of Takashi and Matsuko Yamada includes their son and daughter, Noboru and Nonoko, Matsuko's cranky mother Shige, and their lumpish dog. Stolidly middle-income and middle-class, the Yamadas have a family life that falls somewhere between Married... with Children and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Affectionate but undemonstrative, they rarely face crises more challenging than a lost umbrella or what to have for dinner. But they manage to find (or create) drama within their humdrum existence: the struggle for the TV remote becomes a stylized battle that spoofs karate matches; when a girl calls Noboru, his mother and grandmother cling to him like remoras. Many of the Yamadas' adventures end with an elegant haiku. Does Basho's "How cruel, a grasshopper trapped under a warrior's helmet" really apply to Takashi Yamada? He thinks it does. Much of the film's charm comes from the loose, cartoony style that suggests pencil lines and watercolor washes. (Rated PG, Parental Guidance Suggested: Mild thematic elements) --Charles SolomonWalt Disney Home Entertainment Presents A Studio Ghibli Film. Join in the adventures of the quirky Yamada family -- from the hilarious to the touching -- brilliantly presented in a unique, visually striking comic strip style. Takashi Yamada and his wacky wife Matsuko, who has no talent for housework, navigate their way through the ups and downs of work, marriage, and family life with a sharp-tongued grandmother who lives with them, a teenage son who wishes he had cooler parents, and a pesty daughter whose loud voice is unusual for someone so small. Even the family dog has issues! Experience the little victories in life with MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS -- featuring the voice talents of comedic stars Jim Belushi and Molly Shannon.~(c)1999 Hisaichi Ishii ? Hatake Jimusho ? GNHB (C)Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.
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