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New Only Yesteday Trailers Show Off Daisy Ridley’s Performance


Fans can catch Only Yesterday in just a day!

Last week, GKids started streaming a pair of trailers for Studio Ghibli’s Only Yesterday. The two teasers offer a brief sample of the film’s English dub, which stars Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as Taeko.

90-Second Trailer

60-Second Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LwnYB0ovWw

Only Yesterday is a 1991 film, which was written and directed by Grave of the Fireflies director Isao Takahata. Yoshifumi Kondô (Princess Mononoke, Whisper of the Heart) provided character designs, while Masaru Hoshi composed the score.

Only Yesterday 001 - 20150824The English dub features the following:

  • Taeko Okajima (5th grade): Alison Fernandez
  • Taeko Okajima (adult): Daisy Ridley
  • Toshio: Dev Patel
  • Yaeko: Ashley Eckstein
  • Mai: Madeleine Rose Yen
    Mai: Madeleine Rose Yen

GKids first announced that they acquired the theatrical, home video, and television rights to Only Yesterday in August. The film will screen in the following locations:

  • 1/1/2016: New York – IFC Center
  • 2/26/2016: Austin, TX – Regal Arbor Hills
  • 2/26/2016: Berkeley, CA – Landmark Theatres
  • 2/26/2016: Boston, MA – Landmark Kendall Square
  • 2/26/2016: Charlotte, NC – Regal Theater
  • 2/26/2016: Columbus, OH – Gateway Film Center
  • 2/26/2016: Denver, CO – Landmark Theatres
  • 2/26/2016: Irvine, CA – Regal Irvine
  • 2/26/2016: Los Angeles, CA – Landmark Nuart Theater
  • 2/26/2016: Philadelphia, PA – Landmark Ritz at the Bourse
  • 2/26/2016: Portland, OR – Regal Fox Tower
  • 2/26/2016: San Diego, CA – Landmark Theatres
  • 2/26/2016: San Francisco, CA – Landmark Theatres
  • 2/26/2016: Toronto, ON, Canada – TIFF Bell Lightbox
  • 2/26/2016: Washington DC – Landmark E Street Cinema
  • 2/26/2016 – 2/28/2016: Buffalo, NY – North Park Theatre
  • 3/11/2016: Atlanta, GA – Landmark Midtown Art
  • 3/11/2016: Minneapolis, MN – Landmark Theatres
  • 3/11/2016: Waterloo, ON, Canada – Princess Cinema
  • 3/11/2016 – 3/13/2016: Ithaca, NY – Cornell Cinema
  • 3/18/2016: Vancouver, WA – Kiggins Theatre

Source: iO9

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