From Up on Poppy Hill

About 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.

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) is an animation film directed by Goro Miyazaki. It runs 91 minutes and was released in July 2011.

Masami Nagasawa stars as Umi Matsuzaki (voice), Junichi Okada as Shun Kazama, Keiko Takeshita as Hana Matsuzaki (voice), and Yuriko Ishida as Miki Hokuto (voice). Written by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa. It was produced by dentsu, Mitsubishi, and Nippon Television Network Corporation. The film began as a manga.

Members will find 20th century, teenage love, dead father, and post war japan in it. In the United States it streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

The First Slam Dunk, Your Name., and A Silent Voice: The Movie make useful companions to From Up on Poppy Hill, all filed under high school, romance, and based on manga. It scores 7.5 out of 10 from 2,026 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.