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The setting is Yokohama in 1963, and the filmmakers lovingly bring to life the bustling seaside town, with its misty harbor, sun-drenched gardens, shops and markets, and some of the most mouthwatering Japanese home-cooking set to film. The story centers on an innocent romance beginning to bud between Umi and Shun, two high school kids caught up in the changing times. 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. While the children work together to save a dilapidated Meiji era club house from demolition, their tentative relationship begins to blossom. But - in an unexpected twist that parallels what the country itself is facing - a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart. (c) GKids
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Movie Title : From Up On Poppy Hill
Release Date : Mar 15, 2013 Limited
Genre Movie :Drama,Animation,Kids & Family,Art House & International
Mpaa Rating : PG
Actors :Sarah Bolger,Masami Nagasawa,Isabelle Fuhrman,Haruza Shiraishi,Anton Yelchin,Junichi Okada,Christina Hendricks,Gillian Anderson,Yuriko Ishida,Alex Wolff,Raymond Ochoa,Tsubasa Kobayashi,Aubrey Plaza,Rumi Hiiragi,Chris Noth,Nao Omori,Jeff Dunham,Emily Osment,Jamie Lee Curtis,Jun Fubuki

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User Ranting Movie From Up On Poppy Hill : 3.8
User Count Like for From Up On Poppy Hill : 4,012
Critics Ranting For From Up On Poppy Hill : 7.2
Critics Percentage For From Up On Poppy Hill : 84 %

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The story of a girl grappling with first love, the absence of her parents and the anxieties of an on-rushing future in 1963 Yokohama has all the earmarks of a Miyazaki classic.
Ann Hornaday-Washington Post

The film's perfectly fine, but it's not a patch on "Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro," "Princess Mononoke," and other Studio Ghibli classics.
Ty Burr-Boston Globe

This is a gentle film, hand-drawn with irresistible colors, that exudes nostalgia in a lovely way.
G. Allen Johnson-San Francisco Chronicle

Although simpler and less mysterious than the great Hayao Miyazaki movies, the gently melancholic From Up on Poppy Hill is still a must see at a time when family entertainment is too often synonymous with blandness.
Peter Rainer-Christian Science Monitor

Is there a Japanese word that combines "pretty," "demure" and "boring"?
Colin Covert-Minneapolis Star Tribune

Both genuinely emotional and blithely engaging.
John Anderson-Newsday

A wonderfully gorgeous and nostalgic film whose story doesn't live up to its look.
Matthew Razak-Flixist.com

It's strange to see so much focus on the details of the backgrounds, which are exquisitely rendered, when there is so little attention to the expressiveness of the characters.
Nell Minow-Beliefnet

The animation is pretty and clean, reminiscent of other Studio Ghibli films like "Whisper of the Heart," but never achieves wondrous artistry.
Marc Mohan-Oregonian

It's a minor work. There's no argument around that. Still, it's got a good heart, and likable characters.
Tim Brayton-Antagony & Ecstasy

As in so many Studio Ghibli films, the tension is between renovation and cherishing of tradition.The movie is staged during a beautifully chosen moment of transition-the months right before the Tokyo Olympiad.
Richard von Busack-MetroActive

Like his old man, the younger Miyazaki favors limited character animation and luscious water colors. Unfortunately, he lacks his father's storytelling skills.
Glenn Lovell-CinemaDope

Rest assured, the younger Miyazaki has clearly earned his stars, as Poppy Hill offers just the same intimate, ultimately life-affirming kind of storytelling we've come to expect from the family name.
Cammila Collar-TV Guide's Movie Guide

[A] study of how the tolls of war reverberate through generations.
Mark Dujsik-Mark Reviews Movies

Poppy Hill is more a short story than a feature, almost unbelievably optimistic, but it offers a surprising, innocent window on an era usually associated with nuclear anxieties, cultural neuroses, and juvenile delinquents.
Sean Axmaker-Seattle Weekly

Not the most enthralling Studio Ghibli animated feature, but the restrained story of a boy, a girl, and their beloved high school campus, circa 1963 in Yokohama, nevertheless creeps up on us emotionally in the best Ghibli fashion.
Kelly Vance-East Bay Express

Sunny days, blue skies, and rippling blue waters lined with greenery...Plain nice, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Peter Canavese-Groucho Reviews

The studio's stunning textures and vibrant details still give Poppy Hill that ethereal quality sure to mollify nostalgic Ghibli fans, but its strengths are fastidiously undone by a predictable and underwhelming plot.
Manori Ravindran-National Post

A full awareness that it's kind of a cheap melodrama (one of the characters even says so) doesn't change the fact that it is but the young Miyazaki's visual palette is notably beautiful and the voice work is strong throughout.
Brian Tallerico-HollywoodChicago.com

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The story is set in 1963 in Yokohama. Kokuriko Manor sits on a hill overlooking the harbour. A 16 year-old girl, Umi, lives in that house. Every morning she raises a signal flag facing the sea. The flag means “I pray for safe voyages”. A 17 year-old boy, Shun, always sees this flag from the sea as he rides a tugboat to school. Gradually the pair are drawn to each other but they are faced with a sudden trial. Even so, they keep going without running from facing the hardships of reality.


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