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.
Cast
Hayato Isohata
Yamada Noboru (voice)
Masako Araki
Yamano Shige (voice)
Naomi Uno
Yamada Nonoko (voice)
Toru Masuoka
Yamada Takashi (voice)
Yukiji Asaoka
Yamada Matsuko (voice)
Akiko Yano
Fujihara Sensei (voice)
Kosanji Yanagiya
Haiku Reader (voice)
Tamao Nakamura
Shige's Friend (voice)
Chōchō Miyako
Grandma Kikuchi (voice)
Suguru Egawa
Baseball Commentator on Television (voice)
Crew
Isao Takahata
Director, Screenplay
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Executive Producer
Takashi Shoji
Producer
Seiichiro Ujiie
Producer
Kenichi Konishi
Animation Director
Kenichi Yoshida
Key Animation
Etsuko Tomita
Key Animation
Takeshi Inamura
Key Animation
Kenichi Yamada
Key Animation
Masaaki Yuasa
Key Animation
Hiroshi Shimizu
Key Animation
Mariko Matsuo
Key Animation
Eiji Yamamori
Key Animation
Sachiko Sugino
Key Animation
Hideaki Yoshio
Key Animation
Shougo Furuya
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Morita
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Shinya Ohira
Key Animation
Masaru Matsuse
Key Animation
Akiko Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Misuzu Kurata
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Makiko Futaki
Key Animation
Katsuya Kondo
Key Animation
Shinji Hashimoto
Key Animation
Masashi Ando
Key Animation
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Shinji Otsuka
Key Animation
Osamu Tanabe
Second Unit Director
Yoshiyuki Momose
Second Unit Director
Noboru Yoshida
Assistant Art Director
Akiko Yano
Original Music Composer
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Hisaichi Ishii
Comic Book
Naoya Tanaka
Art Direction
Yoji Takeshige
Art Direction
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