JAPAN · 1991

Only Yesterday

Isao Takahata
nostalgia self-discovery childhood memories life choices authenticity
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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.

Year1991
CountryJapan
DirectorIsao Takahata
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