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.




17th July 1999
27 years ago
1 hour 44 minutes
Finishes at 2:12pm
$15,270,000 ($30,303,315 today)
Revenue $11,910,000






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