Only Yesterday (1991)

[RyanMatthew]

I wish GKIDS could release the entire film collection with better English dubs and packaging. They've done really well with the few films that they've been able to release.

[Bandit Tajomaru]

I wish Gkids would release Chie the Brat.

[GeoffOliver]

Originally Posted by RyanMatthew

I wish GKIDS could release the entire film collection with better English dubs and packaging. They've done really well with the few films that they've been able to release.

Ghibli themselves play a big part in the creation of all Ghibli-related dubs being done now, so the films handled by GKIDS probably wouldn't be any different under Disney.

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Originally Posted by Bandit Tajomaru

Lol, Disney was afraid to release a PG movie.

Hilarious; especially since Disney allowed the PG-13 (for violence no less) Princess Mononoke to be a Disney release after they took it from Miramax when they sold the company. I guess menstruation is worse than decapitations .

[Bandit Tajomaru]

Originally Posted by YoungCrazyBlu-RayFan

I guess mensuration is worse than decapitations .

In the USA it is.

[llj]

Originally Posted by YoungCrazyBlu-RayFan

Hilarious; especially since Disney allowed the PG-13 (for violence no less) Princess Mononoke to be a Disney release after they took it from Miramax when they sold the company. I guess menstruation is worse than decapitations .

I don't think there's any particular one reason in the film they didn't release it. You could speculate it was the menstruation stuff, or the dad slapping her across the face, or the boys looking up the girls' skirts, or any number of so-called 'suspiciously hot button' scenes in the movie. I think in the end Disney just didn't think it would sell enough copies on home video. It's animated, it's slow paced, has almost zero fantasy (outside of dream sequences) and it's about a 28-29 year old woman looking back at her childhood. In Ameri-speak, that's sales poison. There's no actual American demographic for a film like this, other than *some* anime fans and film geeks, which are way too small a group collectively to make a dent for Disney's sales expectations. Only Yesterday might have, at best, moved maybe 4000 copies in North America. Probably realistically more in the 2000 range. That's just not enough for Disney's liking. All the other Ghibli films would be sure to move at least 5000 copies, probably even in the 10,000+ range for the bigger titles like Totoro.

But for GKids, that's fine. They are shooting for a smaller demographic.

[Jafar]

So, did anyone get a chance to catch this on big screen?

[Barry the Nomad]

Surprised that the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago is not playing this, given they have yearly Ghibli festivals and premiered The Tale of Princess Kaguya.

I might just wait for the blu-ray in this case, as it looks like no theaters near me are playing it in the next three months.

[Bandit Tajomaru]

Originally Posted by Barry the Nomad

Surprised that the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago is not playing this, given they have yearly Ghibli festivals and premiered The Tale of Princess Kaguya.

I might just wait for the blu-ray in this case, as it looks like no theaters near me are playing it in the next three months.

They are adding more theaters to the list every week.

[Barry the Nomad]

Mid-February and still no Gene Siskel showing for Chicago, I might just wait for the blu-ray at this point.

[celticmoon]

It's coming to one of my local theaters on Feb 26. I already own the Japanese BD, but I might check it out if I get the chance, just to see it in theaters.

[FutureDays]

Originally Posted by celticmoon

It's coming to one of my local theaters on Feb 26. I already own the Japanese BD, but I might check it out if I get the chance, just to see it in theaters.

Is there a list of the theaters that are playing it?

[Bandit Tajomaru]

Originally Posted by FutureDays

Is there a list of the theaters that are playing it?

http://onlyyesterdayfilm.com

[kevin87]

Originally Posted by RyanMatthew

I wish GKIDS could release the entire film collection with better English dubs and packaging. They've done really well with the few films that they've been able to release.

I'm ok with the dubs, but it would be nice if they'd all get together and make special uniform slipcovers that you can buy by themselves online lol or maybe Ghibli could do it themselves.

but if they also wanted to do an Arrietty release with the UK and US dubs then that'd be cool too

[Bandit Tajomaru]

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...(26%20Feb).pdf

[zahinn]

The closest theatre playing this is 84 miles away from me...

[Oniros]

Originally Posted by Bandit Tajomaru

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...(26%20Feb).pdf

Some context: this letter recaps some the hurdles that Jeff Wrexler had to jump during the past 5 years in order to get this movie a theatrical NA release. Mad respect.

[ghornett]

Very interesting. Glad he shared.

[FutureDays]

Originally Posted by zahinn

The closest theatre playing this is 84 miles away from me...

I hear ya, but the nearest theatre to me is twice the distance at 162 miles

[Hubunkey]

Originally Posted by FutureDays

I hear ya, but the nearest theatre to me is twice the distance at 162 miles

178 miles for me