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Noel Murray, AV Club: Only Yesterday can sometimes seem a little too random in what it chooses to show, but it has a cumulative power as Taeko comes to understand that the past that shaped her needn't define her. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: The movie will probably go over the heads of little children, but it's certainly for thoughtful older kids and their parents. Read more

Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly: Only Yesterday may have been released in 1991 and take place in 1982 and 1966, but Taeko's reflection on girlhood is truly timeless. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: The story of a young woman who moves back and forth between childhood memories and the dilemmas of her current life, "Only Yesterday" is a realistic, personal story made universal in a delicate way. Read more

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: Mr. Takahata's psychologically acute film, which was based on a manga, seems to grow in impact ... as the adult Takao comes to a richer understanding of what she wants and how she wants to live. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Only Yesterday is a meditation on coming of age, the ways our personalities are formed, and informed. Read more

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: Isao Takahata's film is an animation miracle so subtle that it doesn't fully hit you till you take it home and into your dreams. Read more

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: Another sumptuous visual feast from the studio, full of endless images finely detailed and often lavish. Read more

Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail: The animation is marked by a simple sort of elegance; the story lucidly and lyrically moves back and forth from 1982 to 1966 ... Read more

Sherilyn Connelly, Village Voice: It's both an important part of Ghibli's history and a gem in its own right. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: It's not just the animation that stirs, it's also the sound design. Read more