Omohide poro poro (Only Yesterday) (1991)

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• Jan Marc M

  
  A cultured and sophisticated Japanese animation by Isao Takahata for adults, Only Yesterday passionately reminisces adolescence that gradually motivated a realization on life and love. A visually meaningful masterpiece from Studio Ghibli, Only Yesterday, as the main character,… More
  A cultured and sophisticated Japanese animation by Isao Takahata for adults, Only Yesterday passionately reminisces adolescence that gradually motivated a realization on life and love. A visually meaningful masterpiece from Studio Ghibli, Only Yesterday, as the main character, embraces and shares self-actualization. Perpetual beauty.

• Dead A

  
  One thing I liked a lot about this movie is it's not similar with other movies of Studio Ghibli. Glad to see a different story. Now this is one of those movies that you want it to last longer than the usual time. Yes, I enjoyed this animation pretty much. Especially the part of… More
  One thing I liked a lot about this movie is it's not similar with other movies of Studio Ghibli. Glad to see a different story. Now this is one of those movies that you want it to last longer than the usual time. Yes, I enjoyed this animation pretty much. Especially the part of childhood memories. There were some funny scenes in it. The adult part was kinda boring to me. One weird thing that I couldn't ignore was Taeco's smile (when she is adult). She looks a lot older than 27 (like 40+). Funny how memories can chase you everywhere you go. <a href="http://s1039.photobucket.com/albums/a471/3niR/?action=view&current=only-yesterday.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a471/3niR/only-yesterday.jpg" border="0" alt="Only Yesterday"></a>

• Matthew Y

  
  Only Yesterday is adequately animated but strengthened by a solid screenplay that links a young woman's present to her childhood days. The only Studio Ghibli film to not have a US release or a high-quality Disney dub. This is largely because of the plot containing a class of… More
  Only Yesterday is adequately animated but strengthened by a solid screenplay that links a young woman's present to her childhood days. The only Studio Ghibli film to not have a US release or a high-quality Disney dub. This is largely because of the plot containing a class of children learning about and dealing with the girls getting their periods for the first time. Ironically these scenes are some of the strongest and most honest moments in the film as the adolescence deal with and react in a very genuine way and not a typical "mature-beyond-their-years" hollywood manner. I think this film would be a great one to watch with a young child entering puberty, followed by an honest discussion afterwards. The ending title sequence is ironically the highlight animated scene of the entire film and easily the most heartwarming as well.

• Marcus W

  
  Having been bowled over by Grave Of The Fireflies, I was looking forward to this, and it really didn't work for me. It's not bad, but there is such a thing as too much meandering, soul-searching whimsy, and of that I find this film guilty. If this was made in Hollywood it… More
  Having been bowled over by Grave Of The Fireflies, I was looking forward to this, and it really didn't work for me. It's not bad, but there is such a thing as too much meandering, soul-searching whimsy, and of that I find this film guilty. If this was made in Hollywood it would star 'likeable B-list actress' and 'hunky B-list actor', then go on to finish exactly how you predict it will after the first half an hour.

• Ivan D

  
  "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… More
  "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. The 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.