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nanafan
Totoro

Registration Date: 07.14.06
Location: misery..lolz
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i just finished watching it on youtube man it was good.. it was funny at times.. like the period stuff i laughed a lot..i wasn't sad watching it liked the ending i was hoping it would turn out that way. that is true taeko changed a lot from the little girl to the way she was but i think when she went to the country she was able to be herself again..

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08.13.2006, 12:34 PM

helen
Susuwatari

Registration Date: 08.06.06
Location: Moscow
Posts: 8

Only Yesterday (possible spoilers)

This film has made a huge impression on me. Its so wonderful: very lyrical and beautiful. Perfect combination of picture and story.
the main character tried to be honest to herself and to the people who surround her. Today, unfortunately, to many of us are so self-confident. Sure that everything around them is under their control. We practically all value just the material side of life.

This film is like an attempt to turn to the roots. To look back. We all are in a hurry, especially young generation, hurry to live, to feel, to love, hate and to die. «Only yesterday» shows that
usually we miss the most important, it just passs by.

As my dvd is just a copy from the original film stops 2-3 minites before the end. Pleas tell me the last episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08.14.2006, 01:29 PM

Daniel Thomas
Tanuki

Registration Date: 06.30.06
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If you want to see the rest of the film, you could just watch it on my weblog.

It's also important to remember that this film was made just as Japan's bubble economy had burst. Takahata is using this as an opportunity to ask his audience to reconsider their misplaced priorities. His nostalgia for Japan's rural past has been the dominant theme in all his films since Gauche the Cellist.

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08.14.2006, 06:55 PM

Seiji
Totoro

Registration Date: 07.29.06
Location: USA
Posts: 968

Here's a question,

This may seem stupid, but I've not been able to tell...In the movie, does Taeko like the pineapple, or is she just pretending to like it because she was looking forward to it so much?

08.16.2006, 10:12 AM

Kanta
Warawara

Registration Date: 05.26.06
Location: i was born in Totoro town.
Posts: 150

quote:
posted by Seiji
Here's a question, This may seem stupid, but I've not been able to tell...In the movie, does Taeko like the pineapple, or is she just pretending to like it because she was looking forward to it so much?

40 years ago in Japan, they usually eat canned pineapple. Raw pineapples were unusual and expensive because they were imported from far tropical countries. Taeko’s father bought it from SENBIKIYA (very smart and famous fruit shop in GINZA) where fruits are all sold very expensive. So Taeko’s all family expected so much. But you know, pineapples are not very delicious. After that, they say bananas are more delicious and eat bananas. In those days, bananas was luxurious and not so inexpensive as well as pineapples. Generally all import goods were expensive 40 years ago in Japan. But soon Japan's rapid economic growth made yen very strong in exhange rate and prices of import dramatically came down.
I don’t think nowadays kids like bananas and pineapple very much.

Post last edited by Kanta on 08.17.2006, 12:11 AM.

08.16.2006, 01:41 PM

helen
Susuwatari

Registration Date: 08.06.06
Location: Moscow
Posts: 8

Only Yesterday (possible spoilers)

Rather interesting information.
Such kind of animation is not typical for our country (I am from Russia). At first I supposed that it is a noncommercial project. (Later I found an article about films gradation).
By the way, may be some of you have heard that several years ago in Gapan some commission have chosen 100 best cartoons from all over the world/ if yes, write about it.

08.22.2006, 03:01 PM