tja, was soll man sagen: Ghibli rules
Abendfüllender Film von 1999.
Vielleicht noch was zum Plot:
Based on Hisaichi ISHII's comic strip Tonari no Yamada-kun, this film is about the daily lives of the Yamada family: Takashi and Matsuko (the father and mother), Shige (Matsuko's mother), Noboru (the son), Nonoko (the daughter), and Pochi (the family dog). Quelle:
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/yamada/und aus "The Daily Yomiuri" vom 29.7. 1999:
Laughing along with the neighbors
TONARI NO YAMADA-KUN
(MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS)
**** [out of five]
Dir: Isao Takahata
Voices: Yukiji Asaoka, Toru Masuoka
(...) The style of animation itself is completely different. Mononokehime [sic] was drawn in fine detail, but the characters in Tonari no Yamada-kun are depicted mainly in outline form, with hints at the background. The colors are pastels. The sequences in which characters from the original, four-frame comic strip of the same title begin to move are packed with new ideas and surprises.
The film, which runs 44 minutes [sic, actually about 1 hour 44 minutes] and has very little plot, depicts simply and humorously the life of an ordinary family centering on a married couple--Matsuko (voice of Yukiji Asaoka) and Takashi (Toru Masuoka).
The family encounters a series of funny but universal episodes, with nice comic timing. The viewer quickly grows to like this irresponsible, slovenly and lazy family and their down-to-earth way of life.
There is no doubt that, in its own way, this film is an important work, like Mononokehime [sic]. Although it may give a more subdued impression, compared to previous Ghibli productions, you will find Tonari no Yamada-kun just as satisfying as its predecessors.
Einer der wenigen Ghibli-Filme bei denen Joe Hisayashi mal nicht für den Soundtrack verantwortlich war. Trotzdem ist der Soundtrack für die Untermalung des Films gelungen - aber eher nix zum downloaden
Der Humor ist recht feinfühlig - keine Haudraufkracher wie beispielsweise bei Excel Saga oder Slayers - aber wer erwartet das schon bei einer Ghibli-Produktion?! (nicht das ich was gegen Excel Saga oder Slayers hätte, im Gegenteil)
Obwohl dies vielleicht einer der unebkannteren Miyazaki-Produktionen ist, sollte man sich den Film zwingend anschauen.
