(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "FROM UP POPPY HILL") MASAMI NAGASAWA: (as Umi) In some places, you can tell what time of year it is by which flowers are in bloom. In Yokahama, it's which boats you see ...

From Up on Poppy Hill features many of the trademarks that make a classic Studio Ghibli movie. It follows a strong female lead, explores what it means to be human while also depicting love and ...

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 ...

A scene from From Up on Poppy Hill, a new English-language versions of the anime movie written by legendary Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Goro Miyazaki. A scene from From Up ...

“From Up on Poppy Hill,” conceived by the Miyazakis (Hayao, the legendary master, and his son, Goro, who now directs), is an ambitious film, set in 1964 during the run up to the Tokyo ...

(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "FROM UP POPPY HILL") MASAMI NAGASAWA: (as Umi) In some places, you can tell what time of year it is by which flowers are in bloom. In Yokahama, it's which boats you see ...

“From Up on Poppy Hill” is frankly stunning ... but, surprising for a movie as genteel as this one, a very real-world obstacle is thrust in the path of their relationship.

His 2006 Tales from Earthsea was a real wet noodle while From Up on Poppy Hill, to which papa gives ... Nor does the story justify a feature movie. To make ready for the Olympics, revitalization ...