My Neighbors the Yamadas
“The ups and downs of life.”
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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Cast
11 people
Hayato Isohata
Noboru Yamada (voice)
Also in
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Masako Araki
Shige Yamano (voice)
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Isohata Hayato
Yamada Noboru (voice)
Naomi Uno
Nonoko Yamada (voice)
No other roles listed
Toru Masuoka
Takashi Yamada (voice)
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
A Taxing Woman's Return
Yukiji Asaoka
Matsuko Yamada (voice)
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Akiko Yano
Teacher Fujihara (voice)
Known for
Ponyo
Kosanji Yanagiya
Haiku Reader (voice)
Also in
Fire Festival
Who's Camus Anyway?
Tamao Nakamura
Shige's Friend (voice)
Known for
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Chōchō Miyako
Grandma Kikuchi (voice)
Known for
Vengeance Is Mine
The Pornographers
Suguru Egawa
Baseball Commentator on Television (voice)
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Whisper of the Heart
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Isao Takahata Director · Hisaichi Ishii Author Akiko Yano Composer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $15M · United States release August 16, 2005
Box office
Budget
$15,270,000
Worldwide gross
$11,910,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Studio Ghibli
Production · Studio
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Tokuma Shoten
Production
Hakuhodo
Production
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Production
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 17, 1999
Theatrical
United States · August 16, 2005
Physical · DVD
Australia
July 19, 2001 · Theatrical
October 19, 2005 · Physical · DVD
May 19, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Belgium
November 13, 2005 · Theatrical · French speaking region
Brazil
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical · Ghibli Fest
Colombia
February 3, 2016 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 6, 2008 · Premiere · Japanese Anime Festival
France
April 4, 2001 · Theatrical
February 20, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Germany
June 8, 2005 · TV
June 2, 2008 · Physical
Hungary
December 18, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
June 15, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
January 20, 2001 · Premiere · Future Film Festival
April 6, 2016 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
July 18, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Un Mondo di Sogni Animati
Japan
October 13, 2000 · TV · Nippon TV
November 17, 2000 · Physical · VHS / DVD
Mexico
March 14, 2011 · Physical
Norway
November 21, 2000 · Premiere · Oslo International Filme Festival
Philippines
August 16, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Poland
October 17, 2007 · Physical · DVD
March 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
Singapore
April 14, 2001 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
June 8, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
November 2, 2001 · Theatrical
May 14, 2008 · Physical
March 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
Sweden
March 7, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
November 12, 2005 · Digital
United Kingdom
June 15, 2001 · Theatrical
April 10, 2006 · Physical · DVD
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