Taeko Okajima leaves her busy city life behind for a sabbatical in the quiet countryside of Yamagata Prefecture. While working alongside the local farming community, she finds herself unexpectedly revisiting memories from her fifth-grade year. The simple routines of the village and the warmth of its people provide a stark contrast to her professional life in the city. This period of manual labor and rural living forces her to reevaluate her urban priorities and consider what truly matters.
Movie
Only Yesterday
118 min · 1991