From Up on Poppy Hill
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.
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From Up on Poppy Hill
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 16, 2011
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Animation, Drama
User Score
75%
Original Title
コクリコ坂から
Production Companies
Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mitsubishi, KDDI, Kodansha, Mitsubishi Corporation
Director
Goro Miyazaki
Budget
$22,000,000
Revenue
$61,037,844
Description
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.