15 Sep 2023
maboroshi
A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.
My Neighbors the Yamadas
The safety of family is the wish of the world.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Hayato Isohata Noboru Yamada (voice)
荒木雅子 Shige Yamano (voice)
宇野なおみ Nonoko Yamada (voice)
益岡徹 Takashi Yamada (voice)
朝丘雪路 Matsuko Yamada (voice)
Kosanji Yanagiya Haiku Reader (voice)
中村玉緒 Shige's Friend (voice)
ミヤコ蝶々 Grandma Kikuchi (voice)
Suguru Egawa Baseball Commentator on Television (voice)
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