From Up On Poppy Hill (2011)

Review: From Up On Poppy Hill (2011)

Director: Goro Miyazaki

Cast: Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita, Yuriko Ishida, Rumi Hiiragi,

Masami Nagasawa
Masami Nagasawa
Junichi Okada
Junichi Okada
Keiko Takeshita
Keiko Takeshita
Yuriko Ishida
Yuriko Ishida
Rumi Hiiragi
Rumi Hiiragi

Plot: A group of Yokohama students fight to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball during preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. While working there, Umi and Shun gradually become attracted to each other but have to face a sudden trial. Even so, they keep going without fleeing the difficulties of reality.

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Everyday magic: Goro Miyazaki&#8217;s <i>From Up On Poppy Hill</i>

Everyday magic: Goro Miyazaki’s From Up On Poppy Hill

Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli is, of course, best known for the epic animated fantasies of Hayao Miyazaki. Although most of these films focus on young characters with appeal to children, the films themselves are complex and deal with […]

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