From Up on Poppy Hill

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From Up on Poppy Hill

by normdonna950

I'm not a fan of animated movies. This one was an exception. The film leaves you feeling wonderfully calm. Beautiful story beautifully told. Lots of name actors voices playing even the smallest roles...

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ANIMATED FILM FROM JAPAN; IN ENGLISH; A DELIGHT FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE!

by Peneflix

I do not care for animation; even as a child I found it boring and enervating. If any film could convert me to the genre it is ?From Up On Poppy Hill?; it is an enchanting tale set in 1963, Yokohama,...

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See it in Japanese with subtitles if you can

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I have seen and loved this movie, both the English dub and the Japanese with subtitles. There are some subtle differences that I really liked in the Japanese version. See it either way and enjoy...

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

Your kids may will fall in love with it, if you help them find it. Read full review

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Time Out New York
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From Up on Poppy Hill — cowritten by Miyazaki, and directed by his son Goro — shows a different side of the Japanese animation house, one that finds equal wonder in comparatively mundane affairs. Read full review

75
New York Post
| Farran Smith Nehme

It’s a film heavily dependent on tone and atmosphere for its charm, the budding relationship shown through things like a lovely twilight bike ride down a hill to the shops below. Read full review

65
NPR
| Scott Tobias

It's the warm tenor of the film that ultimately rescues it. Read full review

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A scene from "From Up on Poppy Hill."