# Movies like Only Yesterday

> Films most similar to Only Yesterday (1991) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/only-yesterday-1991/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Grave of the Fireflies](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/grave-of-the-fireflies-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 8.4 · 6,485 votes · foreign-gem, gut-punch, tender
- **[A Scene at the Sea](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-scene-at-the-sea-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 7.4 · 215 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn
- **[The Old Man and the Sea](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-old-man-and-the-sea-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.6 · 165 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn
- **[The Story of Heidi](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-story-of-heidi-1979/)** (1979) — ★ 7.8 · 136 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cozy
- **[Candy Candy: The Movie](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/candy-candy-the-movie-1992/)** (1992) — ★ 7.6 · 64 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cozy
- **[The Dog of Flanders](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-dog-of-flanders-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 7.6 · 24 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, gut-punch
- **[Chie the Brat](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/chie-the-brat-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 6.8 · 44 votes · bittersweet, outsider, tender
- **[5 Centimeters per Second](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/5-centimeters-per-second-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 7.3 · 2,143 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[A Silent Voice: The Movie](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-silent-voice-the-movie-2016/)** (2016) — ★ 8.4 · 4,456 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[Pom Poko](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/pom-poko-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 7.2 · 1,192 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/detective-conan-the-last-wizard-of-the-century-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.3 · 195 votes · foreign-gem, cerebral, playful

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