The latest from the animation powerhouse goes for low-key drama.
Studio Ghibli's newest film, From Up on Poppy Hill (Kokurikozaka kara) is a bit off the beaten path of the usual features from the company known for blending the fantastical with the emotional. But it still explores some of the common themes found in the studio's work, in particular, children being forced to grow up fast due to the absence of a parent. In this case, it's Umi Komatsuzaki, a high school student in 1963 who is forced to fend for herself when her sailor father goes missing in the seaside town of Yokohama. With her photographer mother also MIA thinks that work, Umi must manage the family's boarding house and her her feelings for two local boys.
The movie is based on the 1980 two-volume manga of the same name written by Tetsur? Sayama and drawn by Chizuru Takahashi. The adaptation is actually a father-son collaboration between Hayao Miyazaki, who wrote the screenplay and his son, Gor?, who directed.
From Up On Poppy Hill will be released in Japan on July 16th; currently, there's no word on a release in the U.S., bt don't be surprised to hear that it gets a theatrical run from Disney sometime in the not-too-distant future.
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