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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 opened in theaters November 16, 2012. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Masami NagasawaUmi Matsuzaki (voice)
Junichi OkadaShun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)
Keiko TakeshitaHana Matsuzaki (voice)
Yuriko IshidaMiki Hokuto (voice)
Rumi HiiragiSachiko Hirokoji (voice)
Jun FubukiRyoko Matsuzaki (voice)
Takashi NaitoYoshio Onodera (voice)
Shunsuke KazamaShiro Mizunuma / Hiroshi Tachibana (voice)Credits
- Directed by
- Goro Miyazaki
- Written by
- Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- コクリコ坂から
- Budget
- $22M
- Box office
- $61M
Production
Studio GhibliJapan
MitsubishiJapan
Hakuhodo DY Media PartnersJapan
Nippon Television Network CorporationJapan
dentsuJapan
TOHOJapan