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From Up on Poppy Hill
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From Up on Poppy Hill

2011 · 91 min Animation Drama
7.5 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Goro Miyazaki

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

🎭 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)

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Akio Kazama (voice)

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Tokumaru Board Chairman (voice)

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