In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
Directed by Isao Takahata
countryside
country life
marriage
folk music
flashback
school
based on manga
anime
reflective
Rank
#21 in 1991·#1502 overall
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Cast
Miki Imai
Taeko Okajima (voice)
Yoko Honna
Taeko Okajima as a 5-Year-Old (voice)
Toshiro Yanagiba
Toshio (voice)
Yorie Yamashita
Nanako Okajima (voice)
Chie Kitagawa
Taeko's Grandmother (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
Tsuneko Tani (voice)
Yuuki Masuda
Hirota (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Torahige (voice)
Yoshimasa Kondo
Homeroom Teacher (voice)
Issey Takahashi
Classmate (voice)
Crew
Isao Takahata
Director
Isao Takahata
Screenplay
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Hayao Miyazaki
Executive Producer
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Producer
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Makiko Futaki
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Mahiro Maeda
Key Animation
Mitsuo Iso
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Momose
Storyboard Artist
Nozomu Takahashi
Production Manager
Popular Reviews
1201 reviews
Kiravien
9.0★ · 11/24/25
"Aw, the crows are flying away... look."
A perfectly made Ghibli film. As a nostalgic person, I really relate to her, though. As much as I love far-away trips, this is just too beautiful.
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"Aw, the crows are flying away... look."
A perfectly made Ghibli film. As a nostalgic person, I really relate to her, though. As much as I love far-away trips, this is just too beautiful.
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Stella Scroggins
10.0★ · 11/01/25
if ribs by lorde was a ghibli movie
if ribs by lorde was a ghibli movie
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ruby
6.0★ · 07/12/25
I see a little bit of myself in her.
I see a little bit of myself in her.
Filmbro
8.0★ · 06/17/26
Çok safe hissettiren Ghibli filmlerinden biriydi. Marnie deki gibi kırsal bir alanda geçiyordu hikaye. Kızın küçükken kesirleri yapamaması beni çok üzdü ve ben de kuccukken kesir yapamadığını hatırladım. Çok iğrenç bı konu müfredattan çıkarın
Çok safe hissettiren Ghibli filmlerinden biriydi. Marnie deki gibi kırsal bir alanda geçiyordu hikaye. Kızın küçükken kesirleri yapamaması beni çok üzdü ve ben de kuccukken kesir yapamadığını hatırladım. Çok iğrenç bı konu müfredattan çıkarın
Sean TraynorPRO
9.0★ · 06/06/26
Really slow but that doesn’t matter to me. This is a movie that wears its heart on its sleeve and isn’t afraid to really take its time and give you a slice of life.
Really slow but that doesn’t matter to me. This is a movie that wears its heart on its sleeve and isn’t afraid to really take its time and give you a slice of life.
