Directed by Goro Miyazaki , the son of the great animator Hayao Miyazaki, comes another in the wonderful line of Studio Ghibli films that include 'Spirited Away', 'My Neighbor Totoro, 'Kiki's Delivery Service', 'The Cat Returns' and 'Ponyo'.
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.
Our family has grown up on these wonderful films. If you're also a fan I don't need to tell you to come but if you haven't seen any of these films yet now is your chance.
Directed By: Goro Miyazaki
Voiced by: Gillian Anderson, Sarah Bolger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Howard, Beau Bridges
Reviews:
Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!
'Gentle and nostalgic, From Up on Poppy Hill is one of Studio Ghibli's sweeter efforts -- and if it doesn't push the boundaries of the genre, it remains as engagingly lovely as Ghibli fans have come to expect.'
Chicago Tribune
Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
Your kids may will fall in love with it, if you help them find it.
Los Angeles Times
Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
From Up on Poppy Hill is frankly stunning, as beautiful a hand-drawn animated feature as you are likely to see. It's a time-machine dream of a not-so-distant past, a sweet and honestly sentimental story that also represents a collaboration between the greatest of Japanese animators and his up-and-coming son.
Christian Science Monitor
Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
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.
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