From Up On Poppy Hill (DVD-R4)

Release date: 2013-07-03
Suggested retail price: $29.95
Age rating: G

SKU: MMA-4438
EAN: 9322225097162 9322225097162

Description:
Set in Yokohama, From Up On Poppy Hill is a high school love story that take place in the year before the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. As the country begins to pick itself up from the devastation of the Second World War, the new generation struggles to move towards a prosperous future whilst trying not to lose the essence of their past. The film's rich and vibrant animation captures the entrancing beauty of Yokohama's harbour and lush surrounding hillsides and, with a soundtrack that draws inspiration from the finest music of the time, perfectly captures the thrills of young romance and the hope of a new dawn.

Special Features: Making of Featurette; Original Japanese trailers and TV spots, Press conference - theme song announcement, Music Video "Summer of Farewells - From Up On Poppy Hill" performed by Aoi Teshima, Hayao Miyazaki's speech after staff screening, Interview with Goro Miyazaki, Yokohama - Stories of Past and Present, Storyboards; Booklet including letters by Goro and Hayao Miyazaki

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