Only Yesterday (1991)

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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.

• Released: 1991-07-20
• Genres: Animation, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 59m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,314 votes

Directed by Isao Takahata.

Top cast

• Miki Imai as Taeko Okajima (voice)
• Yoko Honna as Taeko Okajima as a Fifth Grader (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)
• Michie Terada as Taeko's Mother (voice)
• Chie Kitagawa as Taeko's Grandmother (voice)
• Mayumi Izuka as Tsuneko Tani (voice)
• Mei Oshitani as Aiko (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Only Yesterday

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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