Only Yesterday
A weary city worker retreats to a rural summer holiday, where she confronts the gap between her childhood dreams and adult reality, forcing her to choose whether to follow a new path or remain stuck in familiar routine.
“I'm going on a trip with Me.”
Synopsis
Through poetic shifts between the present and the past, Taeko reflects on the trajectory of her life and questions whether she has remained faithful to the dreams of her childhood self.
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Principal cast & crew: 29
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Edited by Naoki KanekoShot by Hisao ShiraiScored by Katsu Hoshi
Box Office
1991 · Box office
Grossed $473K worldwide
Worldwide gross
$473K
Re-release box office
- 201644 theaters
- $664K($916K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Tränen der Erinnerungde
- Only Yesterdayen
- Recuerdos del ayeres
- Souvenirs goutte à gouttefr
- Pioggia di ricordiit
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Cast & Crew
29 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Miki Imai
as Taeko
Toshiro Yanagiba
as Toshio
Yoko Honna
as Taeko Okajima as a 5-Year-Old (voice)
Michie Terada
as Taeko's Mother
Yorie Yamashita
as Nanako Okajima (voice)
Masahiro Ito
as Taeko's Father
Yuki Minowa
as Yaeko Okajima (voice)
Chie Kitagawa
as Taeko's Grandmother (City)
Shin Ito
as Taeko's Grandmother (Farm)
Mayumi Izuka
as Tsuneko Tani (voice)
Koji Goto
as Kazuo
Yuuki Masuda
as Hirota (voice)
Supporting cast
3Directors
1Writers
3Producers
2Other crew
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