From Up on Poppy Hill

From Up on Poppy Hill

Rating

3.5 (1)

Release Date

7/16/2011

Runtime

91 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$61,037,844

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A tender, melancholic romance set in post-war Japan that balances the delicate joy of first love against the weight of family secrets and historical change. Watching it feels like revisiting a cherished memory that's both beautiful and tinged with inevitable loss.

Mood

BittersweetWistfulRomanticHopefulContemplative

Themes

LoveComing of ageGriefFamily

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

PainterlyNaturalistic2D animation

Structure

Linear

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