Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Shorts that go long

My Neighbours the Yamadas (1999)

Directed by Isao Takahata this animated film based on a serialized manga of the same name has voice acting from Hayato Isobata, Masako Araki and Naomi Uno. We see various events in the day to day life of a family of two parents, two children and a grandmother.

There is not really a plot here but rather a collection of vignettes that are often humorous. While there are plenty of funny moments through out the lack of any sort of narrative drive does make this a bit of an unfulfilling watch. The animation style used is a departure from the usual Studio Ghibli style but works well with the subject matter, reflecting the comic strip nature of the content.


3/5

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