My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

Director: Isao Takahata

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.

Cast

Hayato Isohata

Yamada Noboru (voice)

Masako Araki

Yamano Shige (voice)

Naomi Uno

Yamada Nonoko (voice)

Toru Masuoka

Yamada Takashi (voice)

Yukiji Asaoka

Yamada Matsuko (voice)

Akiko Yano

Fujihara Sensei (voice)

Kosanji Yanagiya

Haiku Reader (voice)

Tamao Nakamura

Shige's Friend (voice)

Chōchō Miyako

Grandma Kikuchi (voice)

Suguru Egawa

Baseball Commentator on Television (voice)