From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
Let’s walk facing upwards.
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.

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Cast

Masami Nagasawa Masami Nagasawa As: Umi Matsuzaki (voice)
Junichi Okada Junichi Okada As: Shun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)
Keiko Takeshita Keiko Takeshita As: Hana Matsuzaki (voice)
Yuriko Ishida Yuriko Ishida As: Miki Hokuto (voice)
Rumi Hiiragi Rumi Hiiragi As: Sachiko Hirokoji (voice)
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Let’s walk facing upwards.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Animation, Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 16 July 2011

Country: JP

Runtime: 91m

Company Credits

Company: Studio Ghibli, Mitsubishi, Kodansha, KDDI, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Budget: $22,000,000

Revenue: $61,037,844

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Cast

Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

Umi Matsuzaki (voice)

Junichi Okada

Junichi Okada

Shun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Hana Matsuzaki (voice)

Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida

Miki Hokuto (voice)

Rumi Hiiragi

Rumi Hiiragi

Sachiko Hirokoji (voice)

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Ryoko Matsuzaki (voice)

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Yoshio Onodera (voice)

Shunsuke Kazama

Shunsuke Kazama

Shiro Mizunuma / Hiroshi Tachibana (voice)

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Akio Kazama (voice)

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Tokumaru Board Chairman (voice)

Haruka Shiraishi

Haruka Shiraishi

Sora Matsuzaki (voice)

Tsubasa Kobayashi

Tsubasa Kobayashi

Riku Matsuzaki (voice)

Ayako Ito

Ayako Ito

Secretary to the Tokumaru Board Chairman (voice)

Naoya Fujimaki

Naoya Fujimaki

Tokumaru Front Desk Receptionist (voice)

Toshimi Kanno

Toshimi Kanno

Nobuko (voice)

Aoi Teshima

Aoi Teshima

Yuko (voice)

Fumihiro Awano

Fumihiro Awano

(voice)

Hikaru Ishiguro

Hikaru Ishiguro

(voice)

Keisuke Ishida

Keisuke Ishida

(voice)

Shinsuke Ueda

Shinsuke Ueda

(voice)

Man Kato

Man Kato

(voice)

Eiko Kanazawa

Eiko Kanazawa

(voice)

Ippei Kanie

Ippei Kanie

(voice)

Ayaka Kanematsu

Ayaka Kanematsu

(voice)

Hiroyuki Kamikawaji

Hiroyuki Kamikawaji

(voice)

Takashi Kamino

Takashi Kamino

(voice)

Yoshiaki Kameda

Yoshiaki Kameda

(voice)

Keisuke Kikuchi

Keisuke Kikuchi

(voice)

Masayuki Kizu

Masayuki Kizu

(voice)

Yukiaki Kiyama

Yukiaki Kiyama

(voice)

Taku Kunimatsu

Taku Kunimatsu

(voice)

Yuichi Saito

Yuichi Saito

(voice)

Senjiro Fujiyama

Senjiro Fujiyama

(voice)

Mayuko Sakata

Mayuko Sakata

(voice)

Kazumasa Sagawa

Kazumasa Sagawa

(voice)

Shunsuke Sato

Shunsuke Sato

(voice)

Shohei Shimada

Shohei Shimada

(voice)

Keigo Shimizu

Keigo Shimizu

(voice)

Sachi Shimoike

Sachi Shimoike

(voice)

Haruka Shiraishi

Haruka Shiraishi

(voice)

Yoshinari Shirozen

Yoshinari Shirozen

(voice)

Daisuke Sugaya

Daisuke Sugaya

(voice)

Keiko Sugiura

Keiko Sugiura

(voice)

Kazutaka Soma

Kazutaka Soma

(voice)

Takayuki Sorita

Takayuki Sorita

(voice)

Shintaro Takatsuka

Shintaro Takatsuka

(voice)

Yoji Tachibana

Yoji Tachibana

(voice)

Megumi Tate

Megumi Tate

(voice)

Hiroki Tanaka

Hiroki Tanaka

(voice)

Naoki Tamanoi

Naoki Tamanoi

(voice)

Yusuke Chiba

Yusuke Chiba

(voice)

Kenta Chabana

Kenta Chabana

(voice)

Takahiro Terao

Takahiro Terao

(voice)

Itsuki Nagao

Itsuki Nagao

(voice)

Nobito Nishioka

Nobito Nishioka

(voice)

Shika Sakai

Shika Sakai

(voice)

Daisuke Harada

Daisuke Harada

(voice)

Kazuma Fujii

Kazuma Fujii

(voice)

Koudai Fujigawa

Koudai Fujigawa

(voice)

Issei Maeda

Issei Maeda

(voice)

Yuko Masuoka

Yuko Masuoka

(voice)

Taichi Masu

Taichi Masu

(voice)

Katsuhisa Matsuo

Katsuhisa Matsuo

(voice)

Yoshihiko Manabe

Yoshihiko Manabe

(voice)

Shinpei Misu

Shinpei Misu

(voice)

Tomomi Miyashita

Tomomi Miyashita

(voice)

Yoshihiko Murayama

Yoshihiko Murayama

(voice)

Takahito Morooka

Takahito Morooka

(voice)

Tomonori Yanagibashi

Tomonori Yanagibashi

(voice)

Okihiko Yoshizawa

Okihiko Yoshizawa

(voice)

Aoi Watanabe

Aoi Watanabe

Umi Matsuzaki as a Young Child (voice)

Directed By

Goro Miyazaki

Goro Miyazaki

Director

Emi Gunji

Emi Gunji

Assistant Director

Shintarou Nakazawa

Shintarou Nakazawa

Second Assistant Director

Ryosuke Kiyokawa

Ryosuke Kiyokawa

Second Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Keiko Niwa

Keiko Niwa

Screenplay

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki

Screenplay

Tetsurō Sayama

Tetsurō Sayama

Original Story

Chizuru Takahashi

Chizuru Takahashi

Original Story

Production Crew

Toshio Suzuki

Toshio Suzuki

Producer

Chizuru Takahashi

Chizuru Takahashi

Producer

Tetsurō Sayama

Tetsurō Sayama

Producer

Yumiko Miyoshi

Yumiko Miyoshi

Production Assistant

Tamaki Kojo

Tamaki Kojo

Production Manager

Kenji Imura

Kenji Imura

Production Assistant

Seiji Okuda

Seiji Okuda

Production Manager

Naoya Fujimaki

Naoya Fujimaki

Production Manager

Ryoichi Fukuyama

Ryoichi Fukuyama

Production Manager

Nobuo Kawakami

Nobuo Kawakami

Production Trainee

Tayu Sakamoto

Tayu Sakamoto

Production Assistant

Koji Hoshino

Koji Hoshino

Executive Producer

Edited By

Hiromi Sasaki

Hiromi Sasaki

Assistant Editor

Rie Matsubara

Rie Matsubara

Assistant Editor

Keiko Kadokawa

Keiko Kadokawa

Assistant Editor

Takeshi Seyama

Takeshi Seyama

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Koji Kasamatsu

Koji Kasamatsu

Sound Director

Koji Kasamatsu

Koji Kasamatsu

Sound Mixer

Yasushi Nagura

Yasushi Nagura

Sound Recordist

Mika Yamaguchi

Mika Yamaguchi

Foley Artist

Satoshi Takebe

Satoshi Takebe

Original Music Composer

Aoi Teshima

Aoi Teshima

Theme Song Performance

Pierre Brouard

Pierre Brouard

Dialogue Editor

Hachidai Nakamura

Hachidai Nakamura

Music

Eriko Kimura

Eriko Kimura

Other

Tsutomu Kawahigashi

Tsutomu Kawahigashi

Dolby Consultant

Mikio Mori

Mikio Mori

Dolby Consultant

Visual Effects

Takeshi Inamura

Takeshi Inamura

Animation Director

Shunsuke Hirota

Shunsuke Hirota

Animation Director

Kitaro Kosaka

Kitaro Kosaka

Animation Director

Akira Honma

Akira Honma

Key Animation

Tomoko Miura

Tomoko Miura

Key Animation

Yoshihiro Osugi

Yoshihiro Osugi

Key Animation

Akiyo Okuda

Akiyo Okuda

Key Animation

Asami Ishikado

Asami Ishikado

Key Animation

Shougo Furuya

Shougo Furuya

Key Animation

Eiji Yamamori

Eiji Yamamori

Key Animation

Emi Kamiishi

Emi Kamiishi

Key Animation

Fumie Konno

Fumie Konno

Key Animation

Hideaki Yoshio

Hideaki Yoshio

Key Animation

Hiroko Minowa

Hiroko Minowa

Key Animation

Katsutoshi Nakamura

Katsutoshi Nakamura

Key Animation

Kazuyoshi Onoda

Kazuyoshi Onoda

Key Animation

Kenichi Yamada

Kenichi Yamada

Key Animation

Makiko Suzuki

Makiko Suzuki

Key Animation

Mariko Matsuo

Mariko Matsuo

Key Animation

Masafumi Yokota

Masafumi Yokota

Key Animation

Minoru Ohashi

Minoru Ohashi

Key Animation

Moyo Takahashi

Moyo Takahashi

Key Animation

Atsushi Tamura

Atsushi Tamura

Compositing Artist

Atsushi Tamura

Atsushi Tamura

Key Animation

Hidenori Shibahara

Hidenori Shibahara

Compositing Artist

Junji Yabuta

Junji Yabuta

Compositing Artist

Hiroyuki Aoyama

Hiroyuki Aoyama

Key Animation

Shigeru Fujita

Shigeru Fujita

Key Animation

Taichi Furumata

Taichi Furumata

Key Animation

Makiko Futaki

Makiko Futaki

Key Animation

Hideki Hamasu

Hideki Hamasu

Key Animation

Takashi Hashimoto

Takashi Hashimoto

Key Animation

Takeshi Honda

Takeshi Honda

Key Animation

Ei Inoue

Ei Inoue

Key Animation

Megumi Kagawa

Megumi Kagawa

Key Animation

Katsuya Kondo

Katsuya Kondo

Character Designer

Sachiko Sugino

Sachiko Sugino

Key Animation

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Key Animation

Atsushi Yamagata

Atsushi Yamagata

Animation Director

Hiroomi Yamakawa

Hiroomi Yamakawa

Key Animation

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Key Animation

Shinji Otsuka

Shinji Otsuka

Key Animation

Akihiko Yamashita

Akihiko Yamashita

Animation Director

Norihiko Miyoshi

Norihiko Miyoshi

CG Artist

Miki Umezawa

Miki Umezawa

CG Artist

Yoichi Senzui

Yoichi Senzui

CG Artist

Camera

Atsushi Okui

Atsushi Okui

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Yoshikazu Fukutome

Yoshikazu Fukutome

Assistant Art Director

Eiko Matsushima

Eiko Matsushima

Painter

Kamon Oba

Kamon Oba

Art Direction

Yohei Takamatsu

Yohei Takamatsu

Art Direction

Noboru Yoshida

Noboru Yoshida

Art Direction

Takashi Omori

Takashi Omori

Art Direction

Satoko Nakamura

Satoko Nakamura

Assistant Art Director

Naomi Kasugai

Naomi Kasugai

Background Designer

Ryoko Ina

Ryoko Ina

Background Designer

Sayaka Hirahara

Sayaka Hirahara

Background Designer

Kikuyo Yano

Kikuyo Yano

Background Designer

Mitsuo Yoshino

Mitsuo Yoshino

Background Designer

Yoichi Nishikawa

Yoichi Nishikawa

Background Designer

Shiho Sato

Shiho Sato

Background Designer

Izumi Muta

Izumi Muta

Background Designer

Yumi Ishii

Yumi Ishii

Background Designer

Yuka Nitta

Yuka Nitta

Background Designer

Kiyoshi Sameshima

Kiyoshi Sameshima

Background Designer

Ayae Kanbe

Ayae Kanbe

Background Designer

Yoshiaki Honma

Yoshiaki Honma

Background Designer

Youichi Watanabe

Youichi Watanabe

Background Designer

Misato Watanabe

Misato Watanabe

Background Designer

Tatsuya Kushida

Tatsuya Kushida

Background Designer

Masanori Kikuchi

Masanori Kikuchi

Background Designer

Katsu Nozaki

Katsu Nozaki

Background Designer

Kazuo Nagai

Kazuo Nagai

Background Designer

Kazuo Oga

Kazuo Oga

Background Designer

Hiromasa Ogura

Hiromasa Ogura

Background Designer

Akane Iwakuma

Akane Iwakuma

Background Designer

Akina Sanjo

Akina Sanjo

Background Designer

Mika Nishimura

Mika Nishimura

Background Designer

Kuniko Iwatani

Kuniko Iwatani

Background Designer

Tomotaka Kubo

Tomotaka Kubo

Background Designer

Osamu Masuyama

Osamu Masuyama

Background Designer

Kunihiko Inaba

Kunihiko Inaba

Background Designer

Other Crew

Keiko Itogawa

Keiko Itogawa

Special Effects

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