From Up on Poppy Hill

Sunday, June 18 - Sunday, July 9, 2023

From the legendary Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro) comes an inspired coming-of-age story set in 1960s Japan. In a lovingly hand-drawn tale, two students develop a budding romance as they join forces to save their high school’s ramshackle clubhouse from demolition. Japan’s biggest box-office hit of the year and winner of the Japan Academy Prize for Animation, FROM UP ON POPPY HILL conjures up a pure, wistful and nuanced evocation of the past and young love through its rich palette and painterly detail of glistening harbors, sun-drenched gardens and bustling cityscapes. English-language version features the voices of Jamie Lee Curtis, Christina Hendricks, Ron Howard, Aubrey Plaza and others.

Screening as part of our series A Studio Ghibli Summer !

Previously screened as part of our series The Films of Studio Ghibli.

All screenings 5:00 p.m. and later will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Morning and afternoon screenings will be presented in English.

• Country Japan
• Rating NR
• Year 2011
• Running Time 91 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor GKIDS
• Director Goro Miyazaki
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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