Only Yesterday

This page is about the Japanese film. For the American book see Only Yesterday

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Only Yesterday (Japanese おもひでぽろぽろ; Omoide Poro Poro meaning Memories Overflowing Like Tear Drops or literally Memories Drop Drop) is a film directed by critically acclaimed director Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) and produced by Studio Ghibli. It was based on the manga with the same title by Hotaru Okamoto and Yuko Tone. It was released on July 20, 1991. The theme song was the song, THE ROSE by Amanda McBroom translated into Japanese song, Ai wa Hana, Kimi wa sono Tane(愛は花、君はその種子).

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Japanese - Historical kana usage - Isao Takahata - Grave of the Fireflies - Studio Ghibli - Hotaru Okamoto - Yuko Tone - July 20 - 1991 - Amanda McBroom

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This film is very significant among progressive anime films in that it takes a genre that has been traditionally thought to be outside the realm of what should be animated, in this case a realistic daily life drama.

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Progressive anime - Drama

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In spite of breaking away from animation and anime traditions, it was a surprise box office success attracting the josei audience the film was primarily aimed at.

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Animation - Anime - Josei

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