My Neighbors the Yamadas
Film1999104 min

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Taste attributes: animationfamilycomedyfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryglossycomplex relationship

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"The safety of family is the wish of the world"

Boxlist takeA larger-than-life animated family film that is wholesome, inventive and accessible. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 328 votes

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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 humourous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems and joys in their own way.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Hayato IsohataMasako ArakiNaomi UnoTôru MasuokaYukiji Asaoka

Details

Genre
Animation
Year
1999
Runtime
104 min
Status
Released
Studio
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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