Only Yesterday
7.6
“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.
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Cast
42 people
Miki Imai
Taeko Okajima (voice)
Known for
Brave Story
Yoko Honna
Taeko Okajima as a Fifth Grader (voice)
Known for
Whisper of the Heart
Space Patrol Luluco
Toshiro Yanagiba
Toshio (voice)
Known for
Space Battleship Yamato
Hachiko
Yorie Yamashita
Nanako Okajima (voice)
Known for
Whisper of the Heart
Distance
Yuki Minowa
Yaeko Okajima (voice)
Also in
Big Boobs Buster 2: Adventure Summer
The Cherry Orchard
Masahiro Ito
Taeko's Father (voice)
Also in
The Great White Tower
The 101st Proposal
Michie Terada
Taeko's Mother (voice)
Also in
Oshin
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Chie Kitagawa
Taeko's Grandmother (voice)
Known for
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back
Mayumi Izuka
Tsuneko Tani (voice)
Known for
Pokémon
Pokémon: The First Movie
Mei Oshitani
Aiko (voice)
Also in
Junkers Come Here
Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation
Megumi Komine
Toko (voice)
No other roles listed
Sachiyo Takizawa
Rie (voice)
Also in
Himeyuri no To
Isao Takahata Director · Hotaru Okamoto Story Yuko Tone Story
Worldwide gross $473K · United States release January 6, 2012 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$473,110
Production
Studio Ghibli
Production · Studio
Tokuma Shoten
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Hakuhodo
Production
Studio Fuga
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
おもひでぽろぽろ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 20, 1991
Theatrical
United States · January 6, 2012
Limited theatrical · IFC Center
United States · July 5, 2016
Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
United States
January 26, 2006 · TV · Turner Classic Movies
January 1, 2016 · Limited theatrical · IFC Center
February 26, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Nationwide expansion
August 1, 2019 · Digital
August 9, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Studio Ghibli Fest
Australia
September 1, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
July 10, 1993 · Theatrical
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical · Ghibli Fest
Czechia
September 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 27, 2017 · Theatrical
November 30, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Finland
December 9, 2016 · Theatrical
France
October 31, 2007 · Physical
Germany
July 24, 2015 · Physical · DVD
December 11, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
December 20, 1991 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 14, 2007 · Digital
Ireland
September 4, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Italy
December 2, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
July 4, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Un Mondo di Sogni Animati
Netherlands
August 15, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Norway
September 18, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Poland
September 15, 2007 · Digital
South Korea
June 8, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
October 30, 2013 · Physical
Sweden
December 4, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
November 23, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 26, 2007 · Digital
Taiwan
July 8, 2022 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
June 3, 2016 · Theatrical
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