From Up on Poppy Hill

2011 · 1h31 · Film

Directed by Goro Miyazaki

Starring Keiko Takeshita, Rumi Hiiragi, Jun Fubuki, Shunsuke Kazama, Nao Ōmori, Teruyuki Kagawa

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low

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.

Updated July 22, 2026

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