My Neighbours the Yamadas (PG)

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My Neighbours the Yamadas (PG) 2pm 31 July 2011 Cinema 1 (Silk St)
Tickets: Standard - £9.50 online (£10.50 full price) / Barbican Members - £7.50 online (£8.50 full price) / Concessions £8.50 subject to availability	sold out

Described by Ghibli president Toshio Suzuki as a film "showing what it's like to live as a Japanese," Yamadas is a radical break from the usual Studio look. Completely digital, the film resembles a moving water-colour, with simple sketches and outrageous cartoony designs concealing ground breaking techniques in the handling of background washes. Divided into a number of episodes revolving around an eccentric but tightly knit family, the film was adapted from a newspaper gag-strip by Hisaichi Ishii. The distinctive look was partly inspired by German born animator Frederic Back (The Man Who Planted Trees). 1999 Dir. Isao Takahata 104 min. (In Japanese with English subtitles) RSVP to this event on facebook Part of Watch Me Move: On The Big Screen Part of Studio Ghibli Part of Watch Me Move: The Animation Show Arthouse, Blockbusters, Festivals and Seasons Barbican Film - London's most diverse cinema