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Film 1991 119 min

Only Yesterday

“I'm going on a trip with me.”

TMDB Rating ★ 7.4
Votes 1,312
Director Isao Takahata
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Animation Drama
The Story

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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Cast & Characters

Miki Imai

Miki Imai

Taeko Okajima (voice)
Yoko Honna

Yoko Honna

Taeko Okajima as a Fifth Grader (voice)
Toshiro Yanagiba

Toshiro Yanagiba

Toshio (voice)
Yorie Yamashita

Yorie Yamashita

Nanako Okajima (voice)
Yuki Minowa

Yuki Minowa

Yaeko Okajima (voice)
Masahiro Ito

Masahiro Ito

Taeko's Father (voice)
Michie Terada

Michie Terada

Taeko's Mother (voice)
Chie Kitagawa

Chie Kitagawa

Taeko's Grandmother (voice)
Mayumi Izuka

Mayumi Izuka

Tsuneko Tani (voice)
Mei Oshitani

Mei Oshitani

Aiko (voice)
Megumi Komine

Megumi Komine

Toko (voice)
Sachiyo Takizawa

Sachiyo Takizawa

Rie (voice)
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