My Neighbors the Yamadas

1999 · dir. Isao Takahata · 104 min

“The safety of family is the wish of the world.”

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.