From Up on Poppy Hill
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.
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Cast
70 people
Masami Nagasawa
Umi Matsuzaki (voice)
Known for
Your Name.
Our Little Sister
Junichi Okada
Shun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)
Known for
Tales from Earthsea
Last Samurai Standing
Keiko Takeshita
Hana Matsuzaki (voice)
Known for
Arrietty
The Boy and the Heron
Yuriko Ishida
Miki Hokuto (voice)
Known for
Princess Mononoke
THE DAYS
Rumi Hiiragi
Sachiko Hirokoji (voice)
Known for
Spirited Away
Ponyo
Jun Fubuki
Ryoko Matsuzaki (voice)
Known for
The Boy and the Heron
Tales from Earthsea
Takashi Naito
Yoshio Onodera (voice)
Known for
Spirited Away
Tales from Earthsea
Shunsuke Kazama
Shiro Mizunuma / Hiroshi Tachibana (voice)
Known for
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
Nao Omori
Akio Kazama (voice)
Known for
Ichi the Killer
First Love
Teruyuki Kagawa
Tokumaru Board Chairman (voice)
Known for
Tales from Earthsea
Tokyo Sonata
Haruka Shiraishi
Sora Matsuzaki (voice)
Known for
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
High-Rise Invasion
Tsubasa Kobayashi
Riku Matsuzaki (voice)
Also in
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
Lone Wolf and Cub
Goro Miyazaki Director · Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay Keiko Niwa Screenplay
Worldwide gross $61M · Budget $22M · United States release November 16, 2012
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$61,037,844
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
Studio Ghibli
Production · Studio
Mitsubishi
Production
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
dentsu
Production
TOHO
Production
The Walt Disney Company (Japan)
Production
Gkids
Production
KDDI Corporation
Production
Lawson
Production
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
コクリコ坂から
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 16, 2011
Theatrical
United States · November 16, 2012
Theatrical
Australia
December 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 1, 2014 · TV · Exibido no canal HBO (TV Paga)
April 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical · Ghibli Fest
Canada
September 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 4, 2024 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 21, 2013 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
November 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Italy
November 6, 2012 · Limited theatrical
Kuwait
February 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 23, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
November 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
January 29, 2013 · Physical
Portugal
February 14, 2021 · TV · Canal RTP 2
March 22, 2023 · Theatrical · Cinema City Alvalade
Russia
October 18, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
November 16, 2012 · Premiere · Gijón Film Festival
Sweden
December 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Thailand
April 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
August 3, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Vietnam
October 16, 2026 · Theatrical
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