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Only Yesterday

Omoide Poro Poro · おもひでぽろぽろ

Movie · Finished · Summer 1991 · 1 episodes · 118 min

Taeko Okajima is a typical "office lady" in a big company in a big city. When she takes a sabbatical to the countryside in Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of her brother-in-law, the journey recalled her memory of her 5th grade year. During her stay in Yamagata, she works hard and happily as a farmer and is surrounded by friendly relatives and villagers, bringing up more memories. Their hospitality makes her to reconsider her choice of life.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Tags: Female Protagonist, Iyashikei, Coming of Age, Rural, Biographical, Josei, Philosophy, Cohabitation, Horticulture, Family Life, Historical, Agriculture

Studio: Studio Ghibli

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: Full

Reviews

There've been a lot of Ghibli movies about children growing up, but this might be the only one about adults growing up.

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