There are some lilting original songs, and we are even treated to strains of Kyu Sakamoto's 'Sukiyaki' (Ue wo Muite Aruko), which was a hit in America around the time the film is set. The film's score is also a highlight, with toe-tapping jazz numbers and a sentimental piano score to set the mood. The clubhouse also manages to be a rather wondrous place even in its derelict state, and its student inhabitants are an endearingly interesting bunch. As a result, whether the characters are riding a bicycle pell-mell through the town in twilight, or navigating choppy waters in the harbour at sunset, the artwork featured is both beautiful and nostalgic. In preparation for the film, Goro Miyazaki reportedly studied the look of 1960s Yokohama, but ultimately decided to focus on attractive visuals rather than merely recreating the past.
The animation presented in this film is superb, apparently undiminished by the rolling blackouts that disrupted production in the wake of Japan's 2011 tsunami disaster. Produced by Studio Ghibli and based on the manga series Kokuriko-zaka Kara, 'From Up on Poppy Hill' is the second animated feature directed by Goro Miyazaki. Umi winds up helping Shun at the clubhouse with the publication of the school newspaper, and supports him in his bid to save the old building.Īs the two attempt to persuade the school chairman to spare the newly cleaned-up clubhouse, their relationship takes an unexpected turn, and some intriguing details about their family histories are revealed. Shun opposes the planned demolition of Quartier Latin, the school's clubhouse.
Umi attends a local high school where she meets Shun, a brash and outspoken boy who performs a wild stunt at school to draw attention to a political cause. A stern and independent girl, she is known locally for raising shipping signal flags outside the boarding house every day, a routine that makes her the subject of a poem in the local newspaper. Umi is a teenage girl who lives in a boarding house with her siblings and grandmother in Yokohama in the 1960s. From Up on Poppy Hill (コクリコ坂から/Kokuriko-zaka Kara)
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