From Up on Poppy Hill

2011 Goro Miyazaki 1h 31m ★ 7.5
Animation Drama
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 friend

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)
Jun Fubuki Jun Fubuki Ryoko Matsuzaki (voice)
Takashi Naito Takashi Naito Yoshio Onodera (voice)
Shunsuke Kazama Shunsuke Kazama Shiro Mizunuma / Hiroshi Tachibana (voice)

Vibes

Chill Emotional Visually Stunning Hidden Gem