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

PG (US) · Japan · Japanese · 91 min · Mar 15, 2013 · More  
Directed by:  Gorô Miyazaki

Storyline:  In Yokohama, Japan is rebuilding after the war, and a group of students fights to save their school’s clubhouse as the country prepares for the 1964 Olympics. While working there, Umi and Shun grow close, but their relationship is threatened by a hidden family secret, just as they discover what they mean to each other. A youthful love story wrapped in melancholy and historical beauty.

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