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Directed by Isao Takahata

Only Yesterday

おもひでぽろぽろ

An acclaimed, moving animation.

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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Only Yesterday is showing in 8 cinemas in Los Angeles — next screening Sunday 9 August at 16:00 at Regal Edwards Long Beach.

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What people say

David Sims5.0

my god this is flooring. its framing device should be so stilted--here's a movie consisting of random flashbacks to a woman's life at age 10! but it feels so seamless and true to life. who among us doesn't randomly fixate on the small injustices done to us as children, or, more importantly, our own awkward mistakes and their imagined reverberations?eating the pineapple! the conversation about cloudy days! and then THAT ENDING. I feel very lucky to have seen this!!!

Karsten4.5

one of the rare ghibli movies where grandmas are being assholes

Sean Gilman5.0

Disney won't release this in the US because it acknowledges the existence of menstruation.But Pom Poko, with its plot centered around the magical powers of giant testicles, gets a fancy DVD release with a BluRay apparently on the horizon.

Common questions
What is Only Yesterday about?+

The film follows a 27-year-old Tokyo office worker who travels to the rural countryside, where she begins reflecting on her life as a ten-year-old and questions if she has stayed true to the dreams of her childhood self.

Who directed Only Yesterday?+

Isao Takahata directed this 1991 animated drama, a foundational director at Studio Ghibli known for his realistic, character-driven storytelling.

Where can I stream Only Yesterday?+

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