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Only Yesterday

I'm going on a trip with me.

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.

19911h 59mPGAnimation, Drama

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About Only Yesterday

Directors
Isao Takahata
Cast
Miki Imai, Yoko Honna, Toshiro Yanagiba, Yorie Yamashita, Yuki Minowa, Masahiro Ito
Genres
Animation, Drama
Content rating
PG
Original language
Japanese
Production countries
Japan
Status
Released

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