Genre: Animation/ Drama/ Family
Runtime: 91 minutes
Year: 2011
Starring: Sarah Bolger, Anton Yelchin, Gillian Anderson, Chris Noth,
Alex Wolff, Beau Bridges, Bruce Dern, Christina Hendricks, Ron Howard, Aubrey Plaza
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2020 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 49: AN ANIME
Description: A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school’s clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
This animated film is striking because it doesn’t contain any magical or fantasy elements like we are used from the Studio Ghibli movies. So it is a more realistic animation, similar to “Whisper of the Heart”.
The story
takes place in the harbor of Yokohama in the year 1964. 16-year-old Umi lives
and works in her grandmother’s boarding house, together with her younger sister
and brother. Her mother is a doctor and studies in America and het father died
as a sailor during the Korean War.
Every day
Umi still raises a flag for her father, the guesthouse is located on the
highest point of the harbor town.
During a school
day Umi is confronted with the boy Shun who, together with his clubmates, take
action against demolition of the old and dilapidated school clubhouse. The two bond
and start working together. However, pas events put their friendship to the
test.
As usual, this
Studio Ghibli film contains beautiful animations and landscapes. Visually there
is nothing wrong with this film. And I loved the soundtrack, which is similar to
that of “Kiki’s Delivery Service”. The characters are captivating and the story
is beautiful.
“From Up On
Poppy Hill” is probably one of the most overlooked films by Studio Ghibli,
because it’s so simple in its premise, but it will certainly not disappoint. I
even think this is one of my favorites. I loved the images, characters and the
story.
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