1991 · 119 min · PG

Only Yesterday

Name: Only Yesterday
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 1991
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Miki Imai, Yoko Honna, Toshiro Yanagiba, Yorie Yamashita, Yuki Minowa

Directed by Isao Takahata · Animation, Drama

Only Yesterday (1991) is a Animation film, directed by Isao Takahata set in Tokyo and Yamagata during the 1960s–1980s. It runs 119 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of memory & nostalgia, coming of age, and love & longing play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer

Katsu Hoshi

Cinematography

Hisao Shirai

Cast

Miki ImaiYoko HonnaToshiro YanagibaYorie YamashitaYuki MinowaMasahiro ItoMichie TeradaChie Kitagawa

The world of this film

Setting

Where

TokyoYamagata

Setting

Rural Urban

When

1960s 1980s

Premise & themes

Themes

Memory & Nostalgia Coming Of Age Love & Longing

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

NostalgicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedSolo Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

1962
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Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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