Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Only Yesterday


Only Yesterday (おもひでぽろぽろ, Omohide Poro Poro?, meaning Memories Like Falling Teardrops (or more literally, Memories Like Falling Rain Drops).
In 1982 Taeko is 27, unmarried, has lived her whole life in Tokyo and now works at a company there. She decides to take another trip to visit her elder sister's in-laws in the rural countryside to help with the safflower harvest and get away from city life.