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From Up on Poppy Hill
7.5 / 10• 2011• 1h 31m•PG• Japanese
AnimationDrama
Storyline
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.
Cast & Crew
Masami Nagasawa
Umi Matsuzaki (voice)
Lead
Junichi Okada
Shun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Hana Matsuzaki (voice)
Yuriko Ishida
Miki Hokuto (voice)
Rumi Hiiragi
Sachiko Hirokoji (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Ryoko Matsuzaki (voice)
Takashi Naito
Yoshio Onodera (voice)
Shunsuke Kazama
Shiro Mizunuma / Hiroshi Tachibana (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Goro Miyazaki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. From Up on Poppy Hill is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
