Only Yesterday (1991)
- DirectorIsao Takahata
- Runtime119 min
- RatedPG
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Is Only Yesterday worth watching?
Yes. Only Yesterday scores 83.4/100 on our composite rating, which makes it well worth watching. It is ranked #23 of 132 anime movies on Read Manga (top 18%), and #13 of 65 in drama. Critics like it more than audiences do (95 vs 76 out of 100). Its strongest score is on Rotten Tomatoes (100%) and its weakest on AniList (73/100).
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Synopsis
Having lived her whole life in the city, 27-year-old Taeko decides to visit her relatives in the countryside. As she travels, memories of her youth resurface, and after meeting young farmer Toshio, she wonders if she's been true to the dreams of her childhood self. From Academy Award®-nominated* director Isao Takahata and General Producer Hayao Miyazaki, Only Yesterday is a masterpiece of time and tone, rich with humor and stirring emotion, and beautifully animated by Studio Ghibli, one of the world's most revered animation studios.
Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations total
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