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From up on Poppy Hill, Studio Ghibli ; GKIDS ; produced by Geoffrey Wexler, Toshio Suzuki ; screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa ; directed by Goro Miyazaki

Label
From up on Poppy Hill, Studio Ghibli ; GKIDS ; produced by Geoffrey Wexler, Toshio Suzuki ; screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa ; directed by Goro Miyazaki
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: PG; for mild thematic elements and some incidental smoking images
Main title
From up on Poppy Hill
Oclc number
853458195
Responsibility statement
Studio Ghibli ; GKIDS ; produced by Geoffrey Wexler, Toshio Suzuki ; screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa ; directed by Goro Miyazaki
Runtime
91
Summary
As Japan recovers from World War II and prepares to host the 1964 Olympics, the mood contains both optimism and conflict as the younger generation struggles to escape the shackles of the past. In Yokohama, an innocent romance blossoms between two high school students, Umi and Shun. While trying to save a dilapidated Meiji-era club house from demolition, the relationship flourishes. But a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart
Technique
animation
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