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Only Yesterday
Synopsis
The story
Taeko Okajima is a typical "office lady" in a big company in a big city. When she takes a sabbatical to the countryside in Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of her brother-in-law, the journey recalled her memory of her 5th grade year. During her stay in Yamagata, she works hard and happily as a farmer and is surrounded by friendly relatives and villagers, bringing up more memories. Their hospitality makes her to reconsider her choice of life.
DramaRomanceSlice of Life
Episode guide
1 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredCharacters & voices
15 credited
Taeko Okajima
Main
Tsuneko Tani
Supporting
Shuuji Hirota
Supporting
Aiko
Supporting
Nanako Okajima
Supporting
Taeko no Sobo
Supporting
Toko
Supporting
Rie
Supporting
Taeko's Mother
Supporting
Kazuo
Supporting
Toshio
Main
Yaeko Okajima
Supporting
Kiyoko
Supporting
Taeko no Chichi
Supporting
Abe
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Hayao MiyazakiProduction Generalization
Mitsuo IsoKey Animation
Mahiro MaedaKey Animation
Isao TakahataDirectorIsao TakahataScriptIsao TakahataTheme Song Translation (ED)
Toshio SuzukiProducer
Yoshifumi KondouAnimation DirectorYoshifumi KondouCharacter Design
Katsuya KondouAnimation Director
Yoshiharu SatouAnimation Director
Naoya TanakaBackground Art
Kumi HoriiIn-Between Animation
Kenichi YoshidaIn-Between Animation
Kazuo NagaiBackground Art
Toshiyuki InoueKey Animation
Shinya OohiraKey Animation
Kazuo OgaArt Director
Hitomi TatenoIn-Betweens CheckMasaya SaitouIn-Between AnimationThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast91%
IyashikeiTheme-Slice of Life86%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama84%
RuralSetting-Scene83%
JoseiDemographic80%
PhilosophyTheme-Other80%
BiographicalTheme-Other80%
HorticultureTheme-Slice of Life79%
CohabitationTheme-Romance79%
Family LifeTheme-Slice of Life78%
HistoricalSetting-Time72%
AgricultureTheme-Slice of Life71%
TravelTheme-Other66%
SchoolSetting-Scene61%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance60%
BaseballTheme-Game-Sport20%
Community pulse
48.1K members
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Watch status
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Planning17,720
Completed29,092
Dropped305
Paused349
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
There've been a lot of Ghibli movies about children growing up, but this might be the only one about adults growing up.
@TheRealKyuubey73/79 helpful
Studio Ghibli's take on adult decision-making
@linajthol9/47 helpful
Only Yesterday is a slice of life film rooted in reflection and nostalgia that is realistic in its portrayal.
@FestivalsOfComf11/13 helpful
A journey between the past and the present.
@lknkira20/22 helpful