My Neighbors the Yamadas

My Neighbors the Yamadas
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiホーホケキョとなりの山田くん
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnHōhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun
Directed byIsao Takahata
Screenplay byIsao Takahata
Based onNono-chan
by Hisaichi Ishii
Produced byToshio Suzuki
Starring
  • Hayato Isobata
  • Masako Araki
  • Naomi Uno
  • Touru Masuoka
CinematographyAtsushi Okui
Edited byTakeshi Seyama
Music byAkiko Yano
Production
company
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 17 July 1999 (1999-07-17)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥2 billion
(US$15.27 million)
Box office¥1.56 billion
(US$11.91 million)

My Neighbors the Yamadas is a 1999 Japanese animated comedy film written and directed by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Hakuhodo and Buena Vista Home Entertainment, and distributed by Shochiku. It is based on the yonkoma manga Nono-chan by Hisaichi Ishii. A slice of life comedy-drama, the film stars Hayato Isobata, Masako Araki, Naomi Uno, Touru Masuoka, Yukiji Asaoka, Akiko Yano, and Kosanji Yanagiya. Unlike the other films of Studio Ghibli, the film is presented in a stylized comic strip aesthetic, a departure from the traditional anime style of the studio's other works.