Only Yesterday

1991 Isao Takahata 1h 59m
Animation Drama Romance

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.

Cast

Miki Imai Taeko Okajima (voice)
Toshiro Yanagiba Toshio (voice)
Yoko Honna Taeko (voice)
Mayumi Izuka Tsuneko Tani (voice)
Masahiro Itou Father (voice)
Chie Kitagawa Taeko's Grandmother (voice)
Yuuki Masuda Hirota (voice)
Yuki Minowa Yaeko (voice)

Vibes

Chill Emotional Deeply Moving Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Only Yesterday

When Marnie Was There 2014
Ghibli women confronting the past. Two quiet films about journeys to the countryside that are really journeys inward. Watch as a double feature
Lady Bird 2017
Women remembering who they were. Two films about the startling discovery that your teenage self never really left. Watch as a double feature

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