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Original title

Kokuriko-zaka karaaka

AKA

From Up on Poppy Hill
From Kokuriko Hill
コクリコ坂から

Year

2011

Running time

91 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Goro Miyazaki

Screenwriter

Keiko Niwa, Hayao Miyazaki. Manga: Chizuru Takahashi

Cast

Animation

Music

Satoshi Takebe

Cinematography

Animation

Producer

Studio Ghibli, NTV, Dentsu Inc

Genre

Animation. Drama | 1960s. Teen/coming-of-age. Schools & University. Manga

Movie Groups

Studio Ghibli (+ Related Films)

Synopsis

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. 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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Rankings Position

#71 Best Movies Based on Manga

Awards: 2012: Annie Awards: Nominated for Best Writing

2012: Gijón Film Festival: Nominated for Best Animated Film

2013: Chicago Film Critics: Nominated for Best Animated Feature

2013: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): nominated to Best Animated Film.

2012: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Best Animation Film.

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Critics' reviews

"It's a light, breezy 1960s-set coming-of-age tale that strives to convey something of how Japan rebuilt itself after the traumas of the second world war. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Mike McCahill: The Guardian
"No one except Studio Ghibli is making eye-mistingly beautiful films like 'From Up on Poppy Hill.'"

Robbie Collin: Telegraph
"Not on a par with Ghibli's greatest work like Totoro or Spirited Away but not without charms of its own. A solid second effort from Miyazaki Junior."

Owen Williams: Empire
"The gorgeous score and subtle visual craft save this entry in the Ghibli canon from mediocrity. But given what the studio is capable of, it’s not everything fans will be hoping for (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Sam Adams: Time Out
"[It] is a lovely example of the strong realist tendency in Japanese animation. Its visual magic lies in painterly compositions of foliage, clouds, architecture and water, and its emotional impact comes from the way everyday life is washed in the colors of memory"

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"'From Up on Poppy Hill' is frankly stunning, as beautiful a hand-drawn animated feature as you are likely to see."

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"The artistry is peaceful and comforting to the eyes but not especially stirring. Given the pictorial extremes that Studio Ghibli has gone to in the past, 'Up on Poppy Hill' is weak tea."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
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