Only Yesterday

PG
1h 59m
1991
7.378 /10 (1,190)

I'm going on a trip with Me.

Overview

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1991-07-20

Top Billed Cast

Miki Imai

Taeko Okajima (voice)

Toshiro Yanagiba

Toshio (voice)

Yoko Honna

Taeko (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Tsuneko Tani (voice)

Masahiro Itou

Father (voice)

Chie Kitagawa

Taeko's Grandmother (voice)

Yuuki Masuda

Hirota (voice)

Yuki Minowa

Yaeko (voice)

Michie Terada

Mother (voice)

Yorie Yamashita

Nanako (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Torahige (voice)

Yoshimasa Kondo

Homeroom Teacher (voice)

Issey Takahashi

Classmate (voice)

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