History YMMV / OnlyYesterday

* HilariousInHindsight: Italian viewers could find a particular scene from the film hilarious, and it's (probably) not the random unidentified Italian song Toshio listens to near the end of the film. The safflower picking scene mentioned above has another piece of foreign music other than the one listed, that is, "Dilmano Dilbero" by the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir (as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEWosrcMDeQ here]] in the context of the film). "Dilmano Dilbero" has been famously used by Italian comedic rock band Music/ElioELeStorieTese as the basis of their wacky 1992 single "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpFhUd2Aqn4 Pipppero®]]", so it's likely that Italian Studio Ghibli fans born between the 70s and the 80s couldn't help but finding the scene unintentionally funny.

* ValuesDissonance: Certain actions that Taeko's parents take with her might seem bizarrely harsh from a 21st century Western perspective, such as when Taeko remembers getting slapped by her father for leaving the house barefoot (which is frowned upon even today, but during the sixties it was considered unacceptable), or when her sisters and mother speculate on whether or not she might have a developmental disorder just because she got a bad score on a math test. This might be [[DeliberateValuesDissonance deliberate]] into order to emphasize how far back 1966 seems for both Taeko and the audience.

* ValuesDissonance: Certain actions that Taeko's parents take with her might seem bizarrely harsh from a 21st century Western perspective, such as when Taeko remembers getting slapped by her father for leaving the house barefoot (which is frowned upon even today, but during the sixties it was considered unacceptable), or when her sisters and mother speculate on whether or not she might have a developmental disorder because she got a bad score on a math test.
** [[DeliberateValuesDissonance This might be to emphasize how far back 1966 seems for both Taeko and the audience.]]

* TheScrappy:
** Taeko's father may be viewed as one by the audiences considering that while he regretted slapping her when she left the house barefoot to join them, he doesn't hesitate to [[KickTheDog callously belittle]] her after she discovered her potential to be a child actress saying that "show-business people are no good" without even elaborating on the major reason for this issue. Even his daughters remark how stubborn he was about the issue afterwards.
** The rest of Taeko's family can count as well, from her mother wondering if Taeko has a developmental disorder after doing poorly on one math test, to her sisters' constant bullying of her.

* ValuesDissonance: Certain actions that Taeko's parents take with her might seem bizarrely harsh from a 21st century Western perspective, such as when Taeko remembers getting slapped by her father for leaving the house barefoot, or when her sisters and mother speculate on whether or not she might have a developmental disorder because she got a bad score on a math test.

* TheScrappy: Taeko's father may be viewed as one by the audiences considering that while he regretted slapping her when she left the house barefoot to join them, he doesn't hesitate to [[KickTheDog callously belittle]] her after she discovered her potential to be a child actress saying that "show-business people are no good" without even elaborating on the major reason for this issue. This cause the audiences to view him in a bad light.
** The rest of Taeko's family can count as well, from her mother wondering if Takeo is (in her words) "retarded" after doing poorly on one math test, to her sisters' constant bullying of her.

** The rest of Taeko's family (except her grandmother) can count as well.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Averted, probably due to the fact the film hasn't got a widespread localization.

* ValuesDissonance: Certain actions that Taeko's parents take with her might seem bizarrely harsh from a 21st century Western perspective, such as when Taeko remembers getting slapped by her father for leaving the house barefoot, or when her sisters and mother speculate on whether or not she might be retarded because she got a bad score on a math test.

* AwesomeMusic:

* MemeticMutation: This conversation from the very beginning of the movie, on Website/{{Tumblr}} - [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority for some reason]].

* MemeticMutation: This conversation from the very beginning of the movie, on {{Tumblr}} - [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority for some reason]].

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The Hungarian music that plays during the safflower picking scene. Can be found here: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-HQ58z-EBs]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The Bulgarian music that plays during the safflower picking scene. Can be found here: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-HQ58z-EBs]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The Hungarian music that plays during the safflower picking scene. Can be found here: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-HQ58z-EBs]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The Hungarian music that plays during the safflower picking scene. Can be found here: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-HQ58z-EBs]]

* ValuesDissonance: Certain actions that Taeko's parents take with her might seem bizarrely harsh from a 21st century Western perspective, such as when Taeko remembers getting slapped by her father for leaving the house barefoot, or when her sisters and mother speculate on whether or not she might be retarded because she got a bad score on a math test

* ValuesDissonance: Certain actions that Taeko's parents take with her might seem bizarrely harsh from a 21st century Western perspective, such as when Taeko remembers getting slapped by her father for leaving the house barefoot

* ValuesDissonance: Certain actions that Taeko's parents take with her might seem bizarrely harsh from a 21st century Western perspective, such as when Taeko remembers getting slapped by her father for leaving the house barefoot