From Up on Poppy Hill

From Up on Poppy Hill

Animation • PG • 2011 • 1 hr 31 min

7.3

7.4

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.

Starring

Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita, Yuriko Ishida, Rumi Hiiragi

Directed By

Written By

Keiko Niwa, Hayao Miyazaki

Attributes

Genre

Animation Drama Anime Foreign

Release Date

November 16, 2012

User Reviews

The second and very successful attempt of Miyazaki’s sons to create movie. Tells the standart and simple story about life on university

it's not the best anime movie i've watched, but it's still nice.

The story takes a... unique direction, but it’s still full of Ghibli charm

A must watch for every Studio Ghibli fan! Sweet, dearing, light and funny great to consider if you need something refreshing to watch! 💙

A sweet and simply story with beautiful animation

Teenage love story/Slice of life for postwar Japan. Pleasant watch, but not extraordinary.

Leander Norberg

Another amazing piece of art by the legendary studio Ghibli. In my opinion, one of the best too. Incredibly animation and lovely characters.

Love the animation and the story in this film.

Rita Sarraguça

This movie is very cute, a good story and a great young romance

Beautiful animation and story. A very lovely film

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Ratings

7.3 – Based on 2.3k ratings

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