Only Yesterday

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About Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday is a 1991 Japanese-language animation, drama and romance film directed by Isao Takahata. The cast is led by Miki Imai, Yoko Honna, Toshiro Yanagiba. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 1300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max.

Only Yesterday was produced by Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, and Nippon Television Network Corporation and made in Japan. It was released on July 20, 1991, and carries a PG certification. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director

Isao Takahata

Writers

Isao Takahata

Release date

July 20, 1991

OTT release

August 1, 2019

Original language

Japanese

Age rating

PG

Status

Released

Country

Japan

Box office

$0 million

Production

Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Only Yesterday cast & crew

Only Yesterday was directed by Isao Takahata and written by Isao Takahata.

The cast features Miki Imai as Taeko Okajima (voice), Yoko Honna as Taeko Okajima as a 5-Year-Old (voice), Toshiro Yanagiba as Toshio (voice), Yorie Yamashita as Nanako Okajima (voice), Yuki Minowa as Yaeko Okajima (voice), and Masahiro Ito as Taeko's Father (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Katsu Hoshi, cinematography is by Hisao Shirai, and it was produced by Hayao Miyazaki and Yasuyoshi Tokuma.

Is Only Yesterday worth watching?

Only Yesterday holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 1,256 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed animation films.

At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy animation, drama, and romance, Only Yesterday is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Only Yesterday

In United States, you can stream Only Yesterday on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, and HBO Max, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on August 1, 2019.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of Only Yesterday

Miki Imai

Taeko Okajima (voice)

Yoko Honna

Taeko Okajima as a 5-Year-Old (voice)

Toshiro Yanagiba

Toshio (voice)

Yorie Yamashita

Nanako Okajima (voice)

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Yuki Minowa

Yaeko Okajima (voice)

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Masahiro Ito

Taeko's Father (voice)

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Michie Terada

Taeko's Mother (voice)

Chie Kitagawa

Taeko's Grandmother (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Tsuneko Tani (voice)

Yuuki Masuda

Hirota (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Torahige (voice)

Yoshimasa Kondo

Homeroom Teacher (voice)

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