From up on Poppy Hill
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- Movie: From up on Poppy Hill
- Romaji: Kokuriko-Zaka Kara
- Japanese: コクリコ坂から
- Director: Goro Miyazaki
- Writer: Tetsuo Sayama (manga), Chizuru Takahashi (manga), Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
- Producer: Tetsuro Sayama, Toshio Suzuki, Chizuru Takahashi
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: July 16, 2011
- Runtime: 91 min
- Production Company: Studio Ghibli
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Set in the 1960s in Yokohama, Japan, "Kokuriko-Zaka Kara" follows young teenage girl Umi Komatsuzak.
In 1963, Yokohama, Japan, there is an old western style building named Kokuriku Manor which is located on a hill overooking the port. Kokuriku Manor is a lodge which is run by 16-year-old Umi Matsuzaki in place of her mother who as a university professor. Even though Umi is busy in the mornings, she always raises a signal flag which means "prays for the safe voyages of the ships." Umi's father taught her that.
At Umi Matsuzaki's high school there's an old historic building which holds the culture club room. Because of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics the city is tearing down old buildings to make way for the new buildings. A campaign is then started by a group of students who wants to preserve the building. By chance, Umi becomes part of the group against the demolition and through the group meets fellow student Shun Kazama. Slowly, Umi and Shun start to become attracted to each other. Conflicts arise when they learn they may be siblings.
Cast (voice)
- Masami Nagasawa - Umi Matsuzaki
- Junichi Okada - Shun Kazama
- Keiko Takeshita - Hana Matsuzaki
- Yuriko Ishida - Miki Hokuto
- Rumi Hiragi - Sachiko Hirokoji
- Jun Fubuki - Yoshiko Matsuzaki
- Takashi Naito - Yoshio Onodera
- Shunsuke Kazama - Shiro Mizunuma
- Nao Omori - Akio Kazama
- Teruyuki Kagawa - President Tokumaru
Trailers
Film Festivals
- 2011 (36th) Toronto International Film Festival - September 8-18, 2011 - Contemporary World Cinema *International Premiere
- 2011 (48th) Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival - November 3-24, 2011 - Wonderland - Sweet and Short
- 2012 (3th) Terracotta Far East Film Festival - April 12-15, 2012 *UK Premiere
Awards
- Animation of the Year - 2012 (35th) Japan Academy Prize - March 2, 2012
