English Title: Only Yesterday
Studio Ghibli
Starring: Miki Imai, Yoko Honna
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Synopsis: Taeko (voiced by Miki Imai) is a twenty-seven year old office worker who travels to the country for her vacation and finds herself reminiscing about her childhood.
Purr Blur: As Taeko is in her apartment talking to her sister on the phone about her upcoming trip, an orange and white cat walks by on the balcony railing. It isn’t really clear if this is Taeko’s cat or a neighbor’s cat just passing by.
Final Mewsings: City cats take vacations by walking around apartment buildings.
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