Only Yesterday
Original title: Omohide poro poro
“I'm going on a trip with me.”
1991 · 1 h 59 min
Directed by 
Isao Takahata
Isao TakahataCast
Miki Imai Toshiro Yanagiba
Credits
Written by: Hotaru Okamoto
Plot
A Studio Ghibli film for which Miyazaki served as production producer.
Sinekatalog’s take
Isao Takahata's Ghibli drama interweaves a woman's countryside trip with memories of her childhood. Gentle, realistic and quietly moving, it treats everyday life with great care.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (43,294 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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