Only Yesterday

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Watched With: Amberly, Jordan, Tyler

Another Ghibli, although not a Miyazaki, it's one of their more reality based dramas but still filled with their usual quota of charm and sincerity.

It follows the coming of age story and mid life crossroads of the same woman told half in present and half in flashback to her childhood. The schoolyard scenes and family life are designed with beautifully minimalistic watercolour backgrounds that fade into white and give the m a dream like appearance.

The present day scenes aren't as engaging for me but I do love the ending and how they bring everything together. Like The Muppets film we saw yesterday it resolves everything during the closing credits, which feels like a bit of a cheat but it works I guess.

It's a sweet film and one I always enjoy revisiting.