Only Yesterday - BLU-RAY

Heralded as the final film from renowned Japanese production company Studio Ghibli, this enchanting animated feature tells the story of a socially awkward 12-year-old girl who is sent to live in the countryside with relatives of her foster mother. There, the withdrawn child makes friends with another girl whose enigmatic presence is soon revealed to be highly significant. Stars the voices of Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura. 103 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks Japanese, English; Subtitles English. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.

The feature film debut from Makoto Shinkai, the acclaimed director of Weathering With You and Your Name., is a haunting and beautiful story of friendship and loss, with stunning visuals and the emotional approach to science-fiction that would become the director's trademark. In an alternate post-war Japan, three teenagers become obsessed with a mysterious tower across the Union border, which reaches far into the sky. Hiroki and Takuya work on a makeshift airplane, which they promise their friend Sayuri they will use to visit the tower together someday, but she disappears before it is completed. Several years later, the tower suddenly activates, starting a phenomenon that threatens the world. And the young men now discover their long-lost friend Sayuri may hold the key to it all

Makoto Shinkai's poetic anime feature finds a young man leaving Tokyo on a journey to reunite with a female friend from his childhood. As he travels, three interlocking stories proceed to relate how they first met, became close, and were then separated... these memories bringing the traveler to heartfelt realizations about the loss of innocence and the way that nature's beauty can reflect human life. Stars the voices of Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou. 62 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks Japanese, English; Subtitles English; interviews; music video; storyboards; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.