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Only Yesterday

Movie · 1991 · 118 min

A gentle, nostalgic journey through memory and quiet self-discovery, slow and reflective but emotionally resonant.

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1991 Japanese animated film directed by Isao Takahata
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Movie
Year
1991
Runtime
118 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, anime, coming-of-age
Directed by
Isao Takahata
Written by
Isao Takahata
Music
Katsu Hoshi
Runtime
118 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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