My Neighbor the Yamadas (European French)

Mes Voisins les Yamada are the European French dubs of the film named My Neighbor the Yamadas, directed by Isao Takahata and released originally in Japan on July 19th, 1999.

Two dubs were produced : the first one by now defunct French movie distributor Océan Films Distribution, and was released in theaters on April 4th, 2001 (and later on VHS and DVD by TF1 Vidéo on February 20th, 2002), and the second by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, on DVD and Blu-Ray, on September 28th, 2011. The second one is widely available on physical and VOD.

This film was one of the four Studio Ghibli films released in France prior to the signing of the worldwide distribution contract between Disney and Ghibli on July 1996 : Porco Rosso (distributed by StudioCanal), My Neighbor Totoro (distributed by Gébéka Films), and Grave of the Fireflies (distributed by Kazé).

Of the four films mentioned above, this was the only one to benefit from a redub. The reason for this is unknown, although it could have been due to the failure to acquire the rights to the first French dub, the loss of the dubbing masters, or the restoration of a shot missing in the Océan Films dub that would have required the recall of the first actress dubbing Shige.