Japan Synopsis
ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん
“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.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. My Neighbors the Yamadas sits at position #72.
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The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when My Neighbors the Yamadas premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,087 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,444 of 2,532 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | July 17, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0206013 |