My Neighbors The Yamadas Item Code : AC5156 Quantity : 1 Dialogue : Japanese Subtitle : English/Chinese/Off Region : All Region, Free Code Disc Type : DVD5 Screen : 16:9 Audio : Ac3 2.0 / 5.1 Channel Series Type : Movie System : Ntsc Episodes : 1 Running Time : Approximately 104 mins Age rating: All Ages (Nothing objectionable) Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life Director: Isao Takahata Screenplay: Isao Takahata Music: Akiko Yano Animation director: Kenichi Konishi Plot Summary: My Neighbors the Yamadas uses a distinctive animation style to tell a series of vignettes about the title family. These vignettes vary from leaving the young girl behind at the mall to the father confronting a motorcycle gang for disturbing the peace. The "real" story is often interrupted by metaphorical interludes, featuring the husband and wife navigating the ship of their family through the sea of life to the father becoming a superhero to chase down the aforementioned delinquents. The film is a feel-good family drama that expresses various themes about living with fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, daughters and sons, and brothers and sisters. And sharp grandmas. Running time: 104 minutes