Svoboda | Graniru | BBC Russia | Golosameriki | Facebook
MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Down 450 this week

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
"Kokuriko-zaka kara" (original title)

7.4
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 9,330 users   Metascore: 71/100
Reviews: 39 user | 116 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com

A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Director:

Writers:

(original story), (screenplay), 3 more credits »
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 46 titles
created 28 Dec 2011
 
a list of 32 titles
created 02 Jan 2012
 
a list of 29 titles
created 8 months ago
 
a list of 35 titles
created 4 months ago
 
list image
a list of 28 titles
created 2 weeks ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) on IMDb 7.4/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of From Up on Poppy Hill.
2 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

A 3D-animated movie set in Paris in the year 1910 and centered on a monster who lives in a garden and his love for a beautiful, young singer. Paris.

Director: Bibo Bergeron
Stars: Mathieu Chedid, Vanessa Paradis, Gad Elmaleh
Animation | Drama | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland, where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever.

Director: Sylvain Chomet
Stars: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan MacNeil
Animation | Adventure | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.

Directors: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
Stars: Dominique Blanc, Bernadette Lafont, Bruno Salomone
Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Fantasy comedy about young Ronal who lives in a barbarian village. Ronal is weak, skinny and doesn't have the usual barbarian traits like everyone else and therefore is considered a ... See full summary »

Directors: Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen, and 1 more credit »
Stars: Anders Juul, Hadi Ka-Koush, Lærke Winther Andersen
Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  

A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.

Director: Rich Moore
Stars: John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch
Brave (2012)
Animation | Action | Adventure
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and 1 more credit »
Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson
Animation | Adventure | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.

Director: Peter Ramsey
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher
Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.

Directors: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt
Stars: Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven
The Lorax (2012)
Animation | Comedy | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Directors: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Stars: Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny DeVito
Animation | Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission.

Directors: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook
Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy
Animation | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

Clinging to an unfinished letter written by her recently deceased father, young Momo moves with her mother from bustling Tokyo to the remote Japanese island of Shio. Upon their arrival, she... See full summary »

Director: Hiroyuki Okiura
Stars: Karen Miyama, Yuka, Daizaburo Arakawa
Karafuru (2010)
Animation | Drama | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

A sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself.

Director: Keiichi Hara
Stars: Kumiko Asô, Keiji Fujiwara, Jingi Irie
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Umi Matsuzaki (voice)
Jun'ichi Okada ...
Shun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)
Keiko Takeshita ...
Hana Matsuzaki (voice)
Yuriko Ishida ...
Miki Hokuto (voice)
Rumi Hiiragi ...
Jun Fubuki ...
Ryoko Matsuzaki (voice)
Takashi Naitô ...
Yoshio Onodera (voice)
Shunsuke Kazama ...
Shirô Mizunuma / Hiroshi Tachibana (voice)
Nao Ômori ...
Akio Kazama (voice)
...
Tokumaru rijichô (voice)
Haruka Shiraishi ...
Sora Matsuzaki (voice)
Tsubasa Kobayashi ...
Riku Matsuzaki (voice)
...
Riku Matsuzaki (voice)
Bridget Hoffman ...
Yuko (voice)
Aoi Teshima ...
Yuko (voice)
Edit

Storyline

A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Add Full Plot | Add Synopsis


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some incidental smoking images | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

16 July 2011 (Japan)  »

Also Known As:

From Up on Poppy Hill  »

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$57,585 (USA) (15 March 2013)

Gross:

$1,000,878 (USA) (14 June 2013)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

|

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Umi Matsuzaki and Shun Kazama are embarking on the prodigious ship, there is a sign at the bottom of the wheel house (bridge) which says "Ghibli", the studio which made the film. See more »

Goofs

Although the movie takes place in the early 1960s, the "Coke" sign over the store (at around 6 mins) has a swoosh. That didn't become part of the Coca-Cola logo until 1969. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Futari (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

Sayonara no Natsu ~Kokuriko-zaka kara~
("Summer of Goodbyes ~From up on Poppy Hill~")
(1976)
Lyrics by Yukiko Marimura
Composed by Kôichi Sakata
Arranged by Satoshi Takebe
Sung by Aoi Teshima
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Miyazaki replaces fantasy with realism in deeply moving film
24 March 2013 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

From the moment "Up on Poppy Hill" opens, scans its world in photographic panorama, and takes you into an ordinary Japanese kitchen where early-teen Umi is preparing a meal, you sense that this will not be like any Miyazaki film that you have ever seen. Still present is the flawless Studio Ghibli animation, but all traces of fantasy are gone. Instead the film grabs your heartstrings and won't let go. It's a simple enough story, neither harrowing nor heartbreaking, but its telling is so rich and enveloping that you're quickly as close to it as if you were on the back of a careening bicycle with Umi. // Young children will be entertained by the wonderful animation and may have questions to ask about the differences between how Umi lives her daily life in 1963 Japan and how they themselves live. Anyone older than about nine will grasp the full depth of the story and will enter it through its richness and detail. If you are empathetic at all your eyes will be wet from recognition, and, often enough, from joy. See this film and hope for more like it from the new Miyazaki generation. (Note: This review is for the English-dubbed, non-subtitled version that opened in Los Angeles in late March, 2013.)


10 of 10 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
why are Ghibli character designs so plain? malefic99
Just watched it, enjoyed it, anyone know any similar anime like this? spliffstar81
Not to be a downer but... q2fast4u
When is this releasing in America? Tehsoupman12
poster and trailer for US release lagrammairienne
You think 'Ue o Muite Aruko' was used to cater to western audiences? Recoil_
Discuss From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?