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User Rating:
7.7/10   3,233 votes
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Director:
Isao Takahata
Writer:
Isao Takahata (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 July 1991 (Japan) more
Genre:
Animation | Drama more
Plot:
A 27-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tôkyô. | add synopsis
User Comments:
A work of art more (34 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Miki Imai ... Taeko (voice)
Toshirô Yanagiba ... Toshio (voice)
Youko Honna ... Taeko (Child) (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mayumi Iizuka ... Tsuneko Tani, Taeko's stuck-up friend (voice)
Masahiro Ito ... Father (voice)
Chie Kitagawa ... Taeko's Grandmother (voice)
Yoshimasa Kondô ... Additional Voices (voice)
Yuuki Masuda ... Hirota (voice)
Yuki Minowa ... Yaeko (voice)
Kazuo Takahashi ... Additional Voices (voice)
Michie Terada ... Mother (voice)
Yorie Yamashita ... Nanako (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Memories of Teardrops
Memories of Yesterday
Only Yesterday (USA)
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Runtime:
118 min
Country:
Japan
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although Walt Disney paid for the US distribution rights, executives later decided that they could not release Only Yesterday in the US because it contained references to menstruation (a clause in their distribution contract prohibited them from altering the scene to remove the references). more
Quotes:
Taeko: The king of fruit is... the king of fruit is...
[the scene flashes from 1966 to 1989]
Taeko: ...the banana!
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Movie Connections:
References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) more

FAQ

What is the significance of the wooden arrow the children carry behind Taeko and Toshio?
Why did Taeko's father slap her for only being outside with no shoes on?
What year does this movie take place?
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16 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
A work of art, 4 May 2005
9/10
Author: aulus7 from United Kingdom

This is a very gentle and beautiful film, which could have been done as a 'normal' film with live actors, but it wouldn't have worked one-tenth as well; somehow doing it as an animation allows us to explore the characters much better.

It tells the story of Taeko, a 27 year old Tokyo office worker who goes to spend a few days in the countryside. She is at a stage where she is starting to question her life, and is haunted by memories of her 10th year.

One thing that stands out is that there is no great drama, the pace of the film is almost humdrum, the whole emphasis is on the development of the characters: this of course means that it will not be to everyone's taste.

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