Only Yesterday

1991 Japanese animated film directed by Isao Takahata
Movie anime_film Q1045889
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Summary

Only Yesterday is an anime film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of anime film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,278 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: animated film[3]
  • Director: Isao Takahata[4]
  • Screenwriter: Isao Takahata[5]
  • Composer: Katsu Hoshi[6]
  • Genre: anime film[7], coming-of-age film[8], drama film[9]
  • Producer: Toshio Suzuki[10], Yasuyoshi Tokuma[11], Ritsuo Isobe[12], Yoshio Sasaki[13]
  • Part of the series: Studio Ghibli Feature Films[14]
  • Production company: Studio Ghibli[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[16]
  • Commons category: Only Yesterday[17]
  • Soundtrack release: Only Yesterday – Original Soundtrack[18]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[19]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[20], 90/100[21], 100%[22], 7.6/10[23]
  • Color: color[24]
  • Country of origin: Japan[25]
  • Publication date: July 20, 1991[26], February 26, 2016[27]
  • Voice actor: Michie Terada[28], Miki Imai[29], Yorie Yamashita[30], Toshirō Yanagiba[31], Yōko Honna[32], Mayumi Iizuka[33], Yūki Masuda[34], Masahiro Itō[35], Mei Oshitani[36], Hirozumi Satō[37]
  • Distributed by: Toho[38], Netflix[39], HBO Max[40]
  • Narrative location: Tokyo[41], Yamagata[42], Takase Station[43], Yamadera Station[44], Mount Zaō[45]
  • Official website: https://www.ghibli.jp/works/omoide/[46]
  • Film editor: Takeshi Seyama[47]
  • Described by source: The Feminist Film Guide[48]
  • Executive producer: Hayao Miyazaki[49]
  • Title: おもひでぽろぽろ[50]
  • MPA film rating: PG[51]

Why It Matters

Only Yesterday has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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