Only Yesterday (1991 film)

Only Yesterday
Japanese name
Kanjiおもひでぽろぽろ
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnOmoide Poro Poro
Directed byIsao Takahata
Screenplay byIsao Takahata
Based onOmoide Poro Poro
by Hotaru Okamoto
Yuko Tone
Produced byToshio Suzuki
Starring
CinematographyHisao Shirai
Edited byTakeshi Seyama
Music byKatz Hoshi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • July 20, 1991 (1991-07-20)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥3.18 billion (Japan)[2]
$525,958 (overseas)[3]

Only Yesterday (Japanese: おもひでぽろぽろ, Hepburn: Omohide Poro Poro[n 1], lit.'Memories Come Tumbling Down'[4]) is a 1991 Japanese animated drama film written and directed by Isao Takahata, based on the 1982 manga of the same title by Hotaru Okamoto and Yuko Tone.[5] It was animated by Studio Ghibli[6] for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Hakuhodo, and distributed by Toho. It was released on July 20, 1991. The ending theme song "Ai wa Hana, Kimi wa sono Tane" (愛は花、君はその種子, "Love is a flower, you are the seed") is a Japanese translation of Amanda McBroom's composition "The Rose".

The film was a surprise box office success, attracting a large adult audience and becoming the highest-grossing Japanese film of 1991 in the country. It has also been well received by critics outside of Japan—it has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

To celebrate the film's 25th anniversary, GKIDS released the film for the first time in an English-language format on February 26, 2016,[7] featuring the voices of Daisy Ridley,[8] Dev Patel, Alison Fernandez, Laura Bailey and Ashley Eckstein.[9]

On August 31, 2020, it was announced a live-action special based on the manga would air on NHK's subchannels BS Premium and BS4K in January 2021. The special follows a 64-year-old Taeko with her daughter and granddaughter.[10]

  1. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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  4. ^ Team Ghiblink. "Only Yesterday: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Q: What does "Omohide Poroporo" mean?". Nausicaa.net. Archived from the original on January 7, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  5. ^ Team Ghiblink. "Only Yesterday: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Q: Is it based on a manga or a book?". Nausicaa.net. Archived from the original on January 7, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2007.
  6. ^ Byford, Sam (February 24, 2016). "Only Yesterday is an intensely relatable blast from Studio Ghibli's past". The Verge. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Ghibli's Only Yesterday Film Trailer Previews English Dub With Star Wars' Daisy Ridley". Anime News Network. December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Star Wars' Daisy Ridley Talks About Ghibli's Only Yesterday Role". Anime News Network. December 29, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference us-release was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Only Yesterday Manga Gets Live-Action Special After Inspiring Ghibli Film". June 26, 2023.


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