One of my favorite Studio Ghibli films and Isao Takahata films is Only Yesterday and it’s going to get a lot mroe attention this year. With GKIDS having picked it up this past summer, they’ve now set a theatrical release schedule that you can see below as well as bringing out two teasers/trailers for it as well with the dub cast. That cast is going to be where the attention is at the lead is being played by Daisy Ridley of Star Wars: The Force Awakens global fame. The dub also stars Ashley Eckstein and Alison Fernandez.
“With this 25th-anniversary release, a broad new audience will now be able to discover what passionate supporters have known for years,” said David Jesteadt, GKIDS’ SVP of Distribution, this past summer upon ist acquisition. “Only Yesterday is a groundbreaking classic, and further demonstration of Isao Takahata’s incredible legacy as a filmmaker.”
Plot Concept: Taeko Okajima is a typical “office lady” in a big company in a big city. When she takes a sabbatical to the countryside in Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of her brother-in-law, the journey recalled her memory of her 5th-grade year. During her stay in Yamagata, she works hard and happily as a farmer and is surrounded by friendly relatives and villagers, bringing up more memories. Their hospitality makes her reconsider her choice of life.
January 1
- New York – IFC Center
February 26
- Los Angeles, CA – Landmark Nuart Theater
- Irvine, CA – Regal Irvine
- San Francisco, CA – Landmark Theatres
- Berkeley, CA – Landmark Theatres
- Washington DC – Landmark E Street Cinema
- Boston, MA – Landmark Kendall Square
- San Diego, CA – Landmark Theatres
- Denver, CO – Landmark Theatres
- Portland, OR – Regal Fox Tower
- Austin, TX – Regal Arbor Hills
- Philadelphia, PA – Landmark Ritz at the Bourse
- Charlotte, NC – Regal Theater
- Toronto, ON – TIFF Bell Lightbox
- Columbus, OH – Gateway Film Center
- Buffalo, NY – North Park Theatre (February 27-28)
March 11
- Minneapolis, MN – Landmark Theatres
- Atlanta, GA – Landmark Midtown Art
- Waterloo, ON – Princess Cinema
- Ithaca, NY – Cornell Cinema (March 12-13)
March 18
- Vancouver, WA – Kiggins Theatre
