ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん · 1999

My Neighbors the Yamadas

«The safety of family is the wish of the world.»

Isao Takahata · 104 min · Japan

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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Budget

$15,270,000

Worldwide revenue

$11,910,000

Production companies

Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Tokuma Shoten, Hakuhodo

Cast

• Hayato Isohata

  Noboru Yamada (voice)

• Masako Araki

  Shige Yamano (voice)

• Naomi Uno

  Nonoko Yamada (voice)

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  Toru Masuoka

  Takashi Yamada (voice)

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  Yukiji Asaoka

  Matsuko Yamada (voice)

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  Akiko Yano

  Teacher Fujihara (voice)

• Kosanji Yanagiya

  Haiku Reader (voice)

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  Tamao Nakamura

  Shige's Friend (voice)