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From Up On Poppy Hill

In the year 1963 in Yokohama, an innocent romance blossoms between two high school students, Umi and Shun. 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....

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Corporate Author: Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha., Nihon Terebi., Dentsū., Hakuhōdō DY Media Pātonāzu., Walt Disney Japan., Mitsubishi Shōji Kabushiki Kaisha., Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha., Kennedy/Marshall Company., GKids (Firm)
Other Authors: Anderson, Gillian, 1968- (Actor), Bolger, Sarah, 1991- (Actor), Bridges, Beau. (Actor), Curtis, Jamie Lee, 1958- (Actor), Dern, Bruce. (Actor), Fuhrman, Isabelle, 1997- (Actor), Hendricks, Christina, 1975- (Actor), Howard, Ron, 1954- (Actor), Noth, Chris, 1954- (Actor), Osment, Emily. (Actor), Plaza, Aubrey, 1984- (Actor), Saxton, Charlie. (Actor), Wolff, Alex, 1997- (Actor), Yelchin, Anton. (Actor), Miyazaki, Goro, 1967- (Director), Wexler, Geoffrey. (Producer), Suzuki, Toshio, 1948 August 19- (Producer), Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- (Screenwriter), Niwa, Keiko. (Screenwriter)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Japanese
Published: [United States] : GKids, [2013]
Subjects:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
High school students > Juvenile films.
Parent and child > Juvenile films.
Feature films > Juvenile.
Children's films.
Animated films > Juvenile.
Summary: In the year 1963 in Yokohama, an innocent romance blossoms between two high school students, Umi and Shun. 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. 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.
Item Description: Original Japanese version, feature-length storyboards, celebrity cast recording featurette, interview with Goro Miyazaki, music video, Yokohama featurette, original Japanese trailers and TV spots.
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen, 5.0 surround.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG; for mild thematic elements and some incidental smoking images.
Production Credits: Cinematographer, Atsushi Okui ; art director, Kamon Oba, Noboru Yoshida, Takashi Omori, Yohei Takamatsu ; music composer, Satoshi Takebe ; written by Hayao Miyazaki ; directed by Goro Miyazaki ; produced by Toshio Suzuki.

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