I have been obsessing lately on how I'm trapped in eight grade emotionally and I keep thinking of this animated movie from Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli. The director and author of the screenplay is Isao Takahata of Grave of the Fireflies fame.
The synopsis from Nausicaa.net states, "Only Yesterday revolves around Taeko, a single woman working a desk job in Tokyo in 1982, taking a vacation in the countryside with the family of her sister in-law. During her vacation, Taeko finds herself looking back at her time as a young schoolgirl growing up in 1966. The film flips back and forth between the two time periods with a lot of nostalgia and beautiful country scenery as Taeko sorts out her flashbacks and tries to make some tough decisions about her future."
There really isn't a lot of action in this movie, but it is never dull and obviously still speaks to me even though I haven't watched it for a while. The "Country Road" theme is from my time and so familiar.
I will rate it 4 of 5 acorns.
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