Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Youko Honna

A 27-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tôkyô.

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Unrated, 118 min.

Directed by: Isao Takahata

Release Date: January 1, 1991

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  • November 14, 2009
    This movie will bring you back nostalgic moments. That's so true, that sometimes we unintentionally remember our past days.
    The story is simple yet very realistic ^_^
  • November 7, 2009
    This is different from a lot of Studio Ghibli movies, there's no fantasy involved here. We've got a whole new story here and it's very realistic from our other Ghibli films. The story is about a woman who goes to the country for a vacation, and through the film we see her past an...( read more)d childhood. There's this coming of age theme that they used with the childhood and it worked effectively. The stories of her past all have these coming of age themes like finding out about your period or boys having crushes on you. Other things like being a spoiled child or a picky eater are explored here and many children will relate. When the story continues from the present when the girls is older, there's a lot of sweet scenes as she spends time in the country. Relationships develop and she learns a lot of things. The ending is beautiful. My only complaint would be that it is way too long and at times it got a bit slow. But, it's a great film. A highly different Studio Ghibli film, but it still has that sweet side to it.
  • November 6, 2009
    I only managed to watch the second half of the movie and already I'm hooked on Japanese manga movies. For the past few days, my system has been constantly asking for more.

    Watching this movie reinforces the idea of the need for a return to more emotional movie making, especially...( read more) in a blockbuster world of guns, CGI and cheap thrills. Time is one of the elements most cleverly worked at in this film, both in the narrative sense as well as the flow of the scenes.

    A beautiful story about love and life is told in the quiet pauses of drinking tea and walking in the fields. Every glimmer of emotion is gently exposed through the scenes, leaving the viewer experiencing that warm fuzzy feeling of having been through something beautiful.
  • October 14, 2009
    It's up there with my favourite Ghibli movies.

    Takahata masterfully captures childhood innocence, attitude and naivity with perfect warmth that you can't help but smile. The way he captures Taeko's thoughts and represents them with her 10-year-old self stalking her on her trip ...( read more)is interesting and great to see.

    The story plods a little once she's at the farm and we see less of her childhood flash-backs, but theirs enough emotion interest and depth to the character and her story that it doesn't become boring at all. It's only a minor blip.

    As always, flawless animation and great story telling. And I'd expect no less.
  • October 11, 2009
    "Only Yesterday" is an animated film unlike any other, there were no exaggerated characters or unbelievable storylines, here, we are asked to observe and feel about the main protagonist's(Taeko) reflection about herself and how her bittersweet past affected her in the present. Th...( read more)e flashback sequences showed the distinct happenings in her life, from the repeated coldness of her mother, the strict silence of her father, even the personality of Hiro, which awakened Taeko to the world of love. Some of this you may think, has been told countless times, from autobiographies to films, but the way Isao Takahata has told this simple tale made "Only Yesterday" a powerful, yet minimalistic animated picture. And even though "Grave of the Fireflies" is great and hailed to be Isao Takahata's masterpiece, I consider "Only Yesterday" to be his best work.
  • August 30, 2009
    This film is unique by itself. Not many people will like it, but i do. It's about a boring average tokyo city worker who takes a break and travel to the countryside. During the journey, there's reflection from the past when she's young, how she go through puppy love romance, pube...( read more)rty, growing up...A good drama
  • March 30, 2009
    *sigh* this movie is so cute . :D
  • March 28, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • March 19, 2009
    Simple and touching movie.
  • November 22, 2008
    Life in japan... *nods*

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