From Up on Poppy Hill
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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.
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.
Released
2011
Runtime
1h 31min
Director
Budget
$22,000,000
Revenue
$61,037,844
Status
Released
Language
Japanese
Production
Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mitsubishi, KDDI, Kodansha, Mitsubishi Corporation
Genre
