Only Yesterday – A Forrest Review

Only Yesterday is an animated drama produced by Studio Ghibli, written and directed by Isao Takahata, with Hayao Miyazaki as the general producer. It is based off of the 1982 manga of the same name, by Hotaru Okamoto and Yuko Tone. Only Yesterday was released on July 20th, 1991, and today it still has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, with an audience score of 84%. 

The film opens up in a busy office building in Tokyo, Japan where Taeko, the main character, is speaking with her boss. He’s app...