Only Yesterday

1991 Isao Takahata 1h 59m ★ 7.4
Animation Drama Romance
Only Yesterday

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 Miki Imai Taeko Okajima (voice)
Toshiro Yanagiba Toshiro Yanagiba Toshio (voice)
Yoko Honna Yoko Honna Taeko (voice)
Mayumi Izuka Mayumi Izuka Tsuneko Tani (voice)
Masahiro Itou Father (voice)
Chie Kitagawa Chie Kitagawa Taeko's Grandmother (voice)
Yuuki Masuda 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
When Marnie Was There 2014
Ghibli women confronting the past. Two quiet films about journeys to the countryside that are really journeys inward. Lady Bird
Lady Bird 2017
Women remembering who they were. Two films about the startling discovery that your teenage self never really left.