wonderful childhood

Giles 2022-12-31 11:28:39

Taeko is 27 years old. She asked the company for a ten-day leave to enjoy the long-awaited rural life in the countryside. Since then, she has often reminisced about her fifth grade year. Along the way, she kept recalling the past events in the fifth grade. When she arrived at her destination, she was greeted by a country boy, Junxiong, who was 2 years younger than her. She started the life of a farmer and enjoyed it, sharing with Junxiong the little things about her childhood, and the scenery she saw in the countryside evoked fond memories. The two get along very happily, feeling the traces of the passage of time together. The night before she was about to leave, Junxiong's grandmother suggested to Taeko to marry him, which brought back Taeko's memory.

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  • Gus 2022-06-14 23:36:43

    Wouldn't the director really be shooting it as a warm film? It shows all the scariest things from childhood to adolescence! Can't resist any decision made by parents, no one asks why when emotional, only slaps each other, can only wear old sisters' clothes forever, can't talk about embarrassment when growing up, small group of girls in school, bad jokes from boys ...to the point of being uncomfortable

  • Hosea 2022-06-14 20:59:25

    It was an era when eating pineapples could be used as a scene. If we look at the present and the past memory, we may say that it has a label like Toshi Kon, but naturally Toshi Kon is an unrealistic artist, and Isao Takahata is a popular storyteller. The difference between Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata always brings such realism.

Only Yesterday quotes

  • Hirota: Rainy days, cloudy days, sunny days... which do you like?

    Taeko: ...cloudy days.

    Hirota: Oh, then we're alike.

  • Taeko: The king of fruit is... the king of fruit is...

    [the scene flashes from 1966 to 1989]

    Taeko: ...the banana!