From Up on Poppy Hill

IMDb 7.5 2011 • 91 min • AnimationDrama

Director

Goro Miyazaki

Country

JP

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Masami Nagasawa
Masami Nagasawa Umi Matsuzaki (voice)
Junichi Okada
Junichi Okada Shun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Keiko Takeshita Hana Matsuzaki (voice)
Yuriko Ishida
Yuriko Ishida Miki Hokuto (voice)
Rumi Hiiragi
Rumi Hiiragi Sachiko Hirokoji (voice)