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Only Yesterday
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Only Yesterday

1991-07-20 · 119 min · ★ 7.4

Animation · Drama

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.

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Directors
Isao Takahata
Production companies
Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Hakuhodo
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 473,110

Top Cast

Miki ImaiMiki ImaiTaeko Okajima (voice)
Yoko HonnaYoko HonnaTaeko Okajima as a Fifth Grader (voice)
Toshiro YanagibaToshiro YanagibaToshio (voice)
Yorie YamashitaYorie YamashitaNanako Okajima (voice)
Yuki MinowaYaeko Okajima (voice)
Masahiro ItoTaeko's Father (voice)
Michie TeradaTaeko's Mother (voice)
Chie KitagawaChie KitagawaTaeko's Grandmother (voice)
Mayumi IzukaMayumi IzukaTsuneko Tani (voice)
Mei OshitaniAiko (voice)
Megumi KomineToko (voice)
Sachiyo TakizawaRie (voice)
Masashi IshikawaSuzuki (voice)
Yuuki MasudaYuuki MasudaShuuji Hirota (voice)
Hirozumi SatoHirozumi SatoAbe-kun (voice)
Issey TakahashiIssey TakahashiClassmate (voice)
Yoshimasa KondoYoshimasa KondoHomeroom Teacher (voice)
Koji GotoKazuo (voice)
Sachiko IshikawaKiyoko (voice)
Masako WatanabeNaoko (voice)

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