My Neighbors the Yamadas

The ups and downs of life.

A gently surreal, episodic portrait of an ordinary Japanese family navigating everyday joys and sorrows with humor, warmth, and quiet wisdom.

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.