Only Yesterday

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Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television

and Hakuhodo present

Only Yesterday

Executive Producers

Yasuyoshi Tokuma

Yoshio Sasaki and Ritsuo Isobe

Based on "Omoide Poroporo" by

Hotaru Okamoto and Yuko Tone

Voices

Miki Imai

Toshiro Yanagiba

Yoko Honna

Music by

Masaru Hoshi

Theme song performed by

Harumi Miyako

Producer

Toshio Suzuki

General Producer

Hayao Miyazaki

Screenplay written & directed by

Isao Takahata

With ten days off,

I figured you'd go abroad.

But you're off to Yamagata, right?

Yes.

Broke up with your boyfriend?

I just prefer the countryside.

- See ya!

- Bye!

Let's go play!

Bye now!

Later!

Did you get good grades?

No, but I don't care.

How come?

s soon as I get home,

we're traveling to Grandma's.

So I won't get yelled at for ages.

Lucky you!

re you going away too?

Yeah, to Nagano.

How about you, Taeko?

I'm not sure.

My Dad bought a summer place.

Wow... that's great!

Such a bad grade in math again.

But I got a "B" in science.

Are we going away for the holidays?

Not really.

Take me someplace.

I'll take you to a movie.

How about "The Crane Lady"?

Not that. I mean to the country...

The country?

Like Grandma's country house.

Grandma lives with us.

- Grandpa's then...

- He's dead.

We don't have relatives

in the country, so don't ask.

My family had lived in Tokyo

for generations.

I envied friends who had family

in the countryside.

It's too late to book.

ll hotels will be full.

But I really want to go...

What about "Onoya"?

We're regulars.

They'd have a room for us.

Where's that?

Good idea.

Taeko's never been there.

That's right.

Is it in the mountains... by the sea?

It's in Atami.

Atami?

You get to ride the bullet train.

Sure, you'll love it.

Atami...

It's great!

Lots of different hot springs...

There's a huge Roman Bath.

And other little ones, like

the Swan Bath and the Violet Bath.

The beautiful Violet Bath!

The Violet Bath...

Oh yes. It's fantastic.

You love hot springs, right?

Since father's working,

you four go.

What?!

Us?

Go too?!

I'm amazed you show up every morning.

Everyone else has left town.

Aren't you going anywhere?

- Yes, I am.

- Where?

Atami.

Atami? What's in Atami?

Hot springs.

It's good timing.

We're going away next week

to visit relatives.

No one will be around for ages.

Hello. Okajima residence.

Nanako? It's Taeko.

Nanako? It's Taeko.

I leave today. Any message for

your husband's family?

Not really. Just bring them something.

Maybe cookies.

Say it's from us and

I'll pay you back.

Don't worry about it.

How's Mom?

She's out today.

She was mad you turned down

that guy's proposal.

"At 27, that's the best offer

she's going to get!"

It's all she talks about.

She's got a point.

You're not young anymore...

Oh, yeah?

Definitely.

You've got to settle down eventually.

By the way, did you really work

in the fields last year?

Yes, harvesting rice.

This year, I'm picking safflower.

Safflower?

Thanks to you, I finally have family

in the countryside.

So, I'm making the most of it!

Give me a break!

Rather than stay in that old house,

why not treat yourself

to a fancy hotel for once?

Maybe you'd meet a nice boy.

No way.

You mean a hotel like "Onoya"?

"Onoya"?

Not that again!

You've got to get over it.

Let go of that baggage from the past!

My sisters, of course, would never

go to a place like Atami.

Grandma...

Almost done?

Let's go to another bath.

We just went.

Only to the Swan Bath.

Bored to tears, I went alone

to the Brothers Grimm Bath,...

...the Mermaid Bath,

the Lemon Bath,...

...and the Violet Bath,

one after the other.

It's enormous!

When I got to the Roman Bath,

my head was spinning.

It's amazing...

And I fainted.

And with that, my trip was over.

Followed by endless weeks of vacation.

The other day, my sisters and I

were reminiscing.

We couldn't stop laughing...

...as the memories came flooding back.

Had one before?

No, it's my first time.

I'm the one who asked for it.

Yeah, we know.

Where did you buy it?

Senbikiya in Ginza.

Must have been expensive.

How do we eat it?

Slice it into rings.

But how?

I don't know.

Didn't you ask in the store?

We'll eat it next Sunday.

Why not now?!

We don't know how.

I'll have a banana.

Me too.

Strange fruit they have

in those hot countries.

I'm home!

I know how to eat the pineapple!

Really?

I'll take that.

Mind your fingers.

Wouldn't a carving knife be best?

What a nice smell.

It smells so good.

I see.

Get plates. Quick.

Okay.

Let us eat.

It's hard.

It's not very good.

Not so sweet.

Nothing like the canned stuff.

Live long enough and you see

lots of different things.

- You can have mine.

- Mine too.

It's delicious...

Don't force yourself.

You'll get a stomach ache.

What a letdown.

Bananas taste much better.

You're so right.

Bananas are still the king of fruits.

I'll have one now.

The king of fruit is...

...the banana, after all.

The year I fainted at the baths and

had my first pineapple...

...the Beatles came to Japan,

started the rock'n'roll band...

...and electric guitar craze.

My sister Nanako, a freshman in

art school, was up on all the trends.

Yeah, the Beatles' lyrics are great.

When she wore a mini-skirt, she'd

cover her bottom going up the stairs.

My clever sister, Yaeko, was crazy

about some Takarazuka actress.

Yaeko...

I told you to knock!

My sisters' memories are

mainly of fashion and pop trends.

For them, 1966 is the

height of nostalgia.

Whereas I was only ten years old.

My favorite band had yet to debut...

My only memories are the back and

forth between school and home.

...mine was pinned on the wall!

That's nice.

And it might be entered in

an essay contest.

Teacher said to

take good care of it.

- I'd be so happy...

- You didn't finish lunch again.

Why do you hide the pickles

inside the bread?

'Cause I hate them.

I've got to throw it away.

What a waste.

Such a picky eater!

I'd rather you were a good eater

than a good essay writer.

How can you drink that horrible stuff?

Milk's okay.

It's onions I hate.

I'm leaving carrots

so I've got no choice.

Who decided we can only

leave one thing?

Shall I drink it?

Would you?

You'll eat my onions next time?

- Carrots?

- We're allowed one thing!

Two bowls is gross.

People who run in the corridor...

...when the hall monitor says

stop, should be punished.

How are you gonna do that?

They shouldn't do it.

That's right.

You might bump into someone.

If I bumped into you

I'd bounce a mile!

Get lost!

Running is no big deal.

I agree!

- Let's change the rule.

- But we already decided.

Raise your hand if you want to speak.

- Here!

- Miss Tani.

The hall monitor

should chase the offender,...

...catch them and punish them.

Mr. Suzuki.

Then the hall monitor should

be punished for running too.

He's right! He's right!

Way to go!

He's right.

Miss Tani.

The hall monitor shouldn't

be punished because...

...it's like a policeman

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