The key to Taeko's future, lies in her past. Only Yesterday revolves around
Taeko, a single woman working a desk job in Tokyo in 1982, taking a vacation in
the countryside with the family of her sister in-law.
During her vacation, Taeko finds herself looking back at her time as a young
schoolgirl growing up in 1966. The film flips back and forth between the two
time periods with a lot of nostalgia and beautiful country scenery as Taeko
sorts out her flashbacks and tries to make some tough decisions about her
future.
From the Studio Ghibli Collection.
Special Features:
- Storyboards
- Making of documentary
- Original Trailers
Only Yesterday Movie Review
“Highly Recommended. Nostalgic without being sentimental, and winsome
but not wincingly so, Takahata’s gentle film – in which a 27-year-old
unmarried office worker from Tokyo spends a ten day holiday in the countryside,
working on a farm and reminiscing about her childhood – proves to be, as it
paints a rather moving portrait of the inconsequentiality of adulthood and the
monumentality of youth, a film of great beauty.” Iain.Stott,
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