# Only Yesterday (1991)

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**Original title**: *おもひでぽろぽろ*
**Runtime**: 119 min
**Genres**: Animation, Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Isao Takahata
**Written by**: Isao Takahata
**Starring**: Miki Imai, Yoko Honna, Toshiro Yanagiba, Yorie Yamashita, Yuki Minowa, Masahiro Ito

> *I'm going on a trip with Me.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film that asks, "What if your fifth-grade self judged you?" A woman in her late twenties goes to the countryside, reflecting on her childhood. It's a Studio Ghibli production for people who find Studio Ghibli a little too exciting.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender

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