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Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

I'm going on a trip with Me.

19917.41h 59m

Overview

In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

Directed by Isao Takahata
Written by Hotaru Okamoto, Isao Takahata, Yuko Tone
Produced by Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Toshio Suzuki
Box Office0Revenue: $473K

Top Cast

Miki Imai

Miki Imai

Taeko Okajima (voice)

Toshiro Yanagiba

Toshiro Yanagiba

Toshio (voice)

Yoko Honna

Yoko Honna

Taeko (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Mayumi Izuka

Tsuneko Tani (voice)

M

Masahiro Itou

Father (voice)

Chie Kitagawa

Chie Kitagawa

Taeko's Grandmother (voice)

Yuuki Masuda

Yuuki Masuda

Hirota (voice)

Y

Yuki Minowa

Yaeko (voice)

M

Michie Terada

Mother (voice)

Yorie Yamashita

Yorie Yamashita

Nanako (voice)

Themes & Keywords

countrysidecountry lifemarriagefolk musicflashbackschoolbased on mangaanimereflective

About Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday is a animation, drama, romance film released in 1991 exploring themes of countryside, country life, marriage, folk music, flashback, school. Directed by Isao Takahata, it stars Miki Imai, Toshiro Yanagiba, Yoko Honna. In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

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