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From Up on Poppy Hill

Original title: Kokuriko-zaka kara
  • 20112011
  • PGPG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
43K
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From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
43K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gorô Miyazaki
  • Writers
    • Tetsurô Sayama(original story)
    • Hayao Miyazaki(screenplay)
    • Keiko Niwa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Bolger(English version)
    • Chris Noth(English version)
    • Anton Yelchin(English version)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gorô Miyazaki
  • Writers
    • Tetsurô Sayama(original story)
    • Hayao Miyazaki(screenplay)
    • Keiko Niwa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Bolger(English version)
    • Chris Noth(English version)
    • Anton Yelchin(English version)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 11 nominations

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    Trailer 2:26
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    Top cast

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    Sarah Bolger
    Sarah Bolger
    • Umi Matsuzakias Umi Matsuzaki
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Chris Noth
    Chris Noth
    • Akio Kazamaas Akio Kazama
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Anton Yelchin
    Anton Yelchin
    • Shun Kazamaas Shun Kazama
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Christina Hendricks
    Christina Hendricks
    • Saori Makimuraas Saori Makimura
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Masami Nagasawa
    Masami Nagasawa
    • Umi Matsuzakias Umi Matsuzaki
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Jun'ichi Okada
    Jun'ichi Okada
    • Shun Kazamaas Shun Kazama
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Keiko Takeshita
    • Hana Matsuzakias Hana Matsuzaki
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Yuriko Ishida
    Yuriko Ishida
    • Miki Hokutoas Miki Hokuto
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Rumi Hiiragi
    Rumi Hiiragi
    • Sachiko Hirokôjias Sachiko Hirokôji
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Jun Fubuki
    • Ryoko Matsuzakias Ryoko Matsuzaki
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Takashi Naitô
    • Yoshio Onoderaas Yoshio Onodera
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Shunsuke Kazama
    Shunsuke Kazama
    • Shirô Mizunumaas Shirô Mizunuma
    • (voice)
    • …
    Nao Ômori
    Nao Ômori
    • Akio Kazamaas Akio Kazama
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    • Tokumaru Rijichôas Tokumaru Rijichô
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Haruka Shiraishi
    • Sora Matsuzakias Sora Matsuzaki
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Tsubasa Kobayashi
    • Riku Matsuzakias Riku Matsuzaki
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Alex Wolff
    Alex Wolff
    • Riku Matsuzakias Riku Matsuzaki
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Bridget Hoffman
    Bridget Hoffman
    • Yukoas Yuko
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Gorô Miyazaki
    • Writers
      • Tetsurô Sayama(original story) (comic)
      • Hayao Miyazaki(screenplay)
      • Keiko Niwa(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The three siblings (Riku, Umi, and Sora) mean "Land, sea, and sky" in Japanese.
    • Goofs
      Although the movie takes place in the early 1960s, the "Coke" sign over the store (at around 6 mins) has a swoosh. That didn't become part of the Coca-Cola logo until 1969.
    • Quotes

      Shun Kazama: There's no future for people who worship the future, and forget the past.

    • Crazy credits
      When Umi and Shun board the ship to find out the truth about their parentage, there is a shot that shows a red sign saying "Ghibli" on the front of the ship.
    • Alternate versions
      The American version of the film has an additional tag for the end credits, listing the creators of the English dub. The style is completely different from the rest of the credits and the music is an English version of "The Indigo Waves", the choral song from the end of the film.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Two People (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Sayonara no Natsu ~Kokuriko-zaka kara~
      ("Summer of Goodbyes ~From up on Poppy Hill~")

      (1976)

      Lyrics by Yukiko Marimura

      Composed by Kôichi Sakata

      Arranged by Satoshi Takebe

      Sung by Aoi Teshima

    User reviews88

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Ghibli historical teen drama
    Umi Matsuzaki is a teen girl living with her grandmother in the Port of Yokohama. Her father is a sailor and her mother is studying in America. She does chores for the boarders at the house. The 1964 Olympics has just been awarded to Tokyo. She is taken with male student Shun Kazama who along with others are trying to save an old building for the school's clubs.

    This Studio Ghibli movie is a historical drama in the real world. It's an interesting transitional time in Japan. The characters are endearing. As for the big reveal, the teenage melodrama is handled with the safest of kiddie gloves. It's cute but it's not pushing that hard. The source material is probably coming from someone's childhood. There is a sense of a time and place. The story is not aggressive but very charming.
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    • Oct 29, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 2011 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • La colina de las amapolas
    • Production companies
      • Studio Ghibli
      • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
      • Dentsu
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,002,895
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $57,585
      • Mar 17, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $61,487,846
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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