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.
$15,270,000
$11,910,000
July 17, 1999
Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network Corporation
10 people
Hayato Isohata
Noboru Yamada (voice)
Acting
Masako Araki
Shige Yamano (voice)
Acting
Naomi Uno
Nonoko Yamada (voice)
Acting
Toru Masuoka
Takashi Yamada (voice)
Acting
Yukiji Asaoka
Matsuko Yamada (voice)
Acting
Akiko Yano
Teacher Fujihara (voice)
Sound
Kosanji Yanagiya
Haiku Reader (voice)
Acting
Tamao Nakamura
Shige's Friend (voice)
Acting
Chōchō Miyako
Grandma Kikuchi (voice)
Acting
Suguru Egawa
Baseball Commentator on Television (voice)
Acting
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