My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

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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.

• Released: 1999-07-17
• Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 641 votes

Directed by Isao Takahata.

Top cast

• Hayato Isohata as Noboru Yamada (voice)
• Masako Araki as Shige Yamano (voice)
• Naomi Uno as Nonoko Yamada (voice)
• Toru Masuoka as Takashi Yamada (voice)
• Yukiji Asaoka as Matsuko Yamada (voice)
• Akiko Yano as Teacher Fujihara (voice)
• Kosanji Yanagiya as Haiku Reader (voice)
• Tamao Nakamura as Shige's Friend (voice)
• Chōchō Miyako as Grandma Kikuchi (voice)
• Suguru Egawa as Baseball Commentator on Television (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch My Neighbors the Yamadas

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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