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From Up On Poppy Hill

Japan, 2011, 91 minutes, Digital, Color, Turkish


2012 Japon Academy Awards; Best Animated Film

Director:  Goro Miyazaki

Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
Cinematography: Atsushi Okui
Editing: Takeshi Seyama
Music: Satoshi Takebe
Production: Studio Ghibli

Telling the story of a puppy love, the film focuses on Umi who is the eldest child of a five person family. Umi waves a flag everyday from their houses on the seashore hoping her father who got lost during the Korean War to come back. During this time, she finds herself in a student movement in the school. Soon she falls in love with Jun, however there will be an obstacle on their way.