Thursday, May 29, 2014

My Neighbors The Yamadas

My Neighbors The Yamadas (Isao Takahata, 1999)
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Rating: Q=6, P=5 / Average OJ
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=2

Animation, Japan, Family, Light, Heartfelt, Comedy

What a fun little collection of tales! I loved the watercolor animation style, the poetry between stories, the cute and relate-able characters, and the quirky music. If you enjoy Studio Ghibli films you'll probably like this one. It is meant to be more like a collection of comics than a full-length drama. Is this the Japanese version of  such classic American comics as Foxtrot or For Better or For Worse? Maybe even Cul De Sac?

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