About this release
Set in Tokyo a few months before the 1964 Olympic Games, From Up on Poppy Hill tells the story of Umi, a teenager whose father died during wartime, and who shoulders much of the responsibility for her family's business in addition to maintaining good grades at school. Her orphaned friend Shun lives in a mansion on the school grounds with dozens of other kids, and when their home is threatened with demolition, Umi and the others do their best to stop the dwelling from being destroyed. From Up on Poppy Hill is the second feature by Goro Miyazaki, the son of acclaimed animator Hayao Miyazaki. The film played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Disc 1
BD
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
91 min
AnimationDrama
Yokohama, 1963. 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. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.
Credits
Director
Goro Miyazaki
Writer
Keiko Niwa
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Masami Nagasawaas Umi Matsuzaki (voice)
Junichi Okadaas Shun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)
Keiko Takeshitaas Hana Matsuzaki (voice)
Yuriko Ishidaas Miki Hokuto (voice)
Rumi Hiiragias Sachiko Hirokoji (voice)
Jun Fubukias Ryoko Matsuzaki (voice)
Takashi Naitoas Yoshio Onodera (voice)
Shunsuke Kazamaas Shiro Mizunuma / Hiroshi Tachibana (voice)
Nao Omorias Akio Kazama (voice)
Teruyuki Kagawaas Tokumaru Board Chairman (voice)
Cinematographer
Atsushi Okui
Composer
Satoshi Takebe
Editor
Takeshi Seyama
Producer
Toshio Suzuki
Chizuru Takahashi
Tetsuro Sayama
Disc 2
DVDFrom Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
91 min
AnimationDrama
Yokohama, 1963. 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. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.
Credits
Director
Goro Miyazaki
Writer
Keiko Niwa
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Masami Nagasawaas Umi Matsuzaki (voice)
Junichi Okadaas Shun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)
Keiko Takeshitaas Hana Matsuzaki (voice)
Yuriko Ishidaas Miki Hokuto (voice)
Rumi Hiiragias Sachiko Hirokoji (voice)
Jun Fubukias Ryoko Matsuzaki (voice)
Takashi Naitoas Yoshio Onodera (voice)
Shunsuke Kazamaas Shiro Mizunuma / Hiroshi Tachibana (voice)
Nao Omorias Akio Kazama (voice)
Teruyuki Kagawaas Tokumaru Board Chairman (voice)
Cinematographer
Atsushi Okui
Composer
Satoshi Takebe
Editor
Takeshi Seyama
Producer
Toshio Suzuki
Chizuru Takahashi
Tetsuro Sayama
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 23, 2026