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Also known as Omoide Poro Poro, Omohide Poro Poro

1991 Japanese animated film directed by Isao Takahata

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*Only Yesterday* is a 1991 Japanese drama and romance film directed by Isao Takahata. Produced by Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, and Hakuhodo, the movie has a runtime of 118 to 119 minutes. It was released on July 20, 1991, with a subsequent release date of February 26, 2016. The film’s tagline is "I'm going on a trip with Me."

The work has received various review scores, including 8.4/10, 90/100, 100%, and 7.6/10. On TMDb, it holds a vote average of 7.393 based on 1,253 votes, while Jikan lists a score of 7.45 from 85,805 users. The film generated revenue of 473,110. Its official website is hosted on the Ghibli domain.

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Film · TMDB

7.4

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.

Released: 1991-07-20119 minDir: Isao TakahataAnimation, Drama, RomanceBox office: $473,110

Cast

  • Miki Imai as Taeko Okajima (voice)
  • Yoko Honna as Taeko Okajima as a 5-Year-Old (voice)
  • Toshiro Yanagiba as Toshio (voice)
  • Yorie Yamashita as Nanako Okajima (voice)
  • Yuki Minowa as Yaeko Okajima (voice)
  • Masahiro Ito as Taeko's Father (voice)

Themes

  • countryside
  • country life
  • marriage
  • folk music
  • flashback
  • school
  • based on manga
  • anime
  • reflective

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Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

Score
7.45/10 (85,805 votes)
Rank
#2364
Popularity
#1656
Type
Movie
Episodes
1
Status
Finished Airing
Studios
Studio Ghibli
DramaRomance

Taeko Okajima is a 27-year-old, independent woman who spent her entire life in Tokyo. Looking to unwind from the rush of the big city, she decides to visit her family in the country to help out during the harvest. On the train there, Taeko vividly recalls her memories as a schoo…

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Key facts

Kanji
おもひでぽろぽろ
Revised hepburn
Omoide Poro Poro

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
animated film
Country of origin
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Screenwriter
Isao Takahata
Production company
Studio Ghibli
Narrative location
Mount Zaō
Duration
118
FilmAffinity ID
235776
Distribution format
video on demand
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distributed by
Netflix
publication date
2016-02-26
name in kana
おもひでぽろぽろ
film editor
Takeshi Seyama
Commons category
Only Yesterday
title
おもひでぽろぽろ
executive producer
Hayao Miyazaki
fabrication method
traditional animation
review score
7.6/10
form of creative work
feature film
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Encyclopedic overview

Directed byIsao Takahata Screenplay byIsao Takahata Based onOmoide Poro Poro by Hotaru Okamoto Yuko Tone

Produced byToshio Suzuki Starring Miki Imai

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Only Yesterday” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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