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This page is about the Japanese film. For the American book see Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday (Japanese おもひでぽろぽろ; Omohide Poro Poro meaning Memories Overflowing Like Tear Drops or literally Memories Drop Drop) is a film directed by critically acclaimed director Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies
) and produced by Studio Ghibli. It was based on the manga with the same title by Hotaru Okamoto and Yuko Tone. It was released on July 20, 1991. The theme song was "The Rose," sung by Amanda McBroom, translated into Japanese song, "Ai wa Hana, Kimi wa sono Tane(愛は花、君はその種子)".

This film is very significant among progressive anime films in that it takes a genre that has been traditionally thought to be outside the realm of what should be animated, in this case a realistic daily life drama.

In spite of breaking away from animation and anime traditions, it was a surprise box office success attracting the josei audience the film was primarily aimed at.

Storyline

Taeko is 27, unmarried, has lived her whole life in Tokyo and now works at a company there. She decides to take a trip to a relative of her elder sister-in-law's in the country to help with the safflower harvest and get away from city life. While traveling at night on a train to Yamagata, she remembers how in fifth grade she had dreamed of going on vacation to a small village. During her vacation she finds herself looking back at her time as a fifth grader in 1966. Things get complicated when her relatives notice that she is getting along nicely with Kazuo's second cousin-in-law, Toshio. The film flips back and forth between the two time periods with nostalgia and beautiful country scenery as Taeko sorts out her flashbacks and tries to make some tough decisions about her future.

Characters

Taeko Okajima (タエ子) - Miki Imai
Toshio (トシオ) - Toshiro Yanagiba
Taeko (as 5th grade student) - Yoko Honna
Mother of Taeko - Michie Terada
Father of Taeko - Masahiro Ito
Grandmother of Taeko - Chie Kitagawa
Yaeko Okajima - Yuki Minowa
Nanako Okajima - Yorie Yamashita

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