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Only Yesterday
Why this pick
Takahata brings the same gentle attention to ordinary Japanese life, balancing small comic observations with quietly aching emotion in a hand-drawn, unhurried style.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1999 1h 44m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
My Neighbors the Yamadas
AnimationAnimeFamily
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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The Red Turtle
Why this pick
A near-wordless, visually delicate Studio Ghibli co-production that finds profound feeling and occasional lightness in simple domestic rhythms and life’s passing seasons.
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The Triplets of Belleville
Why this pick
Its eccentric, dialogue-light animation shares Yamadas’ affection for visual comedy and everyday character behavior, though filtered through a more surreal and stylized comic imagination.
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The Boy and the Beast
Why this pick
Hosoda pairs expressive, warm animation with an evolving family bond, finding humor in domestic friction while letting its characters’ emotional connection steadily deepen.
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The Illusionist
Why this pick
This beautifully restrained animated story uses sparse dialogue, observational humor, and fragile human connection to create a wistful companion to Yamadas’ quieter emotional notes.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The Yamadas are a typical middle-class Japanese family in urban Tokyo. 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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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Isohata Hayato
Yamada Noboru (voice)
Masako Araki
Yamano Shige (voice)
Toru Masuoka
Yamada Takashi (voice)
Yukiji Asaoka
Yamada Matsuko (voice)
Tamao Nakamura
Shige's Friend