Poster depicting Kokurikozaka kara
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Japanese
コクリコ坂から
English
English: From Up on Poppy Hill
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Aired
2011-07-16 to 2011-07-16

The 1964 Tokyo Olympics represented a new start for Japan—out with the old Meiji-era buildings that reminded citizens of bad times, in with innovation that spoke to the future of a newly peaceful and increasingly prosperous country.

Umi, a shy teenaged girl, manages a boarding house on the Yokohama seaside. Her father was killed in the war and her mother travels constantly, so in addition to attending high school, Umi must also run the family business. Her classmate Shun, an orphan unsure of his lineage, lives with a few other students in the old high-school clubhouse, a French-style, mansion that's set to be demolished as part of the current modernization project. Shun and his schoolmates refuse to let this happen.

As much as they fear losing their shelter, they are also appalled at what they see as the erasure of their history. As the students organize a protest, Shun and Umi grow closer. What begins as a friendship develops into something deeper as these two lonely teenagers find a mutual understanding and trust. Yet when Shun starts to investigate his past, secrets emerge that threaten to tear the two apart.

(Source: Toronto International Film Festival)

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Voice Actors & Characters

Shun Kazama main Junichi Okada Japanese
Shun Kazama main Lorenzo De Angelis Italian
Shun Kazama main Rémi Bichet French
Shun Kazama main Anton Yelchin English
Umi Matsuzaki main Masami Nagasawa Japanese
Umi Matsuzaki main Sarah Bolger English
Yuuko supporting Aoi Teshima Japanese
Yuuko supporting Emily Osment English
Nobuko supporting Toshimi Kanno Japanese
Sachiko Hirokouji supporting Rumi Hiiragi Japanese
Sachiko Hirokouji supporting Aubrey Plaza English
Miki Hokuto supporting Yuriko Ishida Japanese
Miki Hokuto supporting Gillian Anderson English
Miki Hokuto supporting Nathalie Homs French
Akio Kazama supporting Nao Oomori Japanese
Akio Kazama supporting Chris Noth English
Saori Makimura supporting Christina Hendricks English
Hana Matsuzaki supporting Gillian Anderson English
Hana Matsuzaki supporting Keiko Takeshita Japanese
Ryouko Matsuzaki supporting Jun Fubuki Japanese
Ryouko Matsuzaki supporting Jamie Lee Curtis English
Sora Matsuzaki supporting Haruka Shiraishi Japanese
Sora Matsuzaki supporting Isabelle Fuhrman English
Riku Matsuzaki supporting Tsubasa Kobayashi Japanese
Riku Matsuzaki supporting Alex Wolff English
Shirou Mizunuma supporting Shunsuke Kazama Japanese
Shirou Mizunuma supporting Jesús Barrero Spanish
Shirou Mizunuma supporting Charlie Saxton English
Shirou Mizunuma supporting Doh Hyeong Nam Korean
Shirou Mizunuma supporting Rémi Caillebot French
Yoshio Onodera supporting Takashi Naitou Japanese
Yoshio Onodera supporting Beau Bridges English
Tokumaru supporting Teruyuki Kagawa Japanese
Tokumaru supporting Bruce Dern English

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