Only Yesterday
1991 · Movie · PG · 119 min · ★ 7.4 · 95% critics
A woman escapes her city life for a countryside farm stay and spends her days reflecting on her childhood. Shifting between her present and the past, she replays school years and early dreams, wondering how closely she’s followed the person she used to be.
Also known as Memories Of Teardrops · Memories of Yesterday
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Details
- Original title
- おもひでぽろぽろ
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-07-20
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (1,254 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this gentle, adult-focused coming-of-age reflection if you like nostalgic anime like Kiki's Delivery Service or 5 Centimeters per Second; Not for you if you want fast action, clear plot momentum, or easy-to-follow time switching.
Pros: tender coming-of-age; beautiful countryside; relatable memories | Cons: very slow pacing; confusing time shifts; divisive tone
Themes
- countryside
- country life
- marriage
- folk music
- flashback
- school
- based on manga
- anime
- reflective
Cast & crew
Miki Imai
as Taeko Okajima (voice)
Yoko Honna
as Taeko Okajima as a 5-Year-Old (voice)
Toshiro Yanagiba
as Toshio (voice)
Yorie Yamashita
as Nanako Okajima (voice)
- YM
Yuki Minowa
as Yaeko Okajima (voice)
- MI
Masahiro Ito
as Taeko's Father (voice)
- MT
Michie Terada
as Taeko's Mother (voice)
Chie Kitagawa
as Taeko's Grandmother (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
as Tsuneko Tani (voice)
Yuuki Masuda
as Hirota (voice)
Directed by Isao Takahata