From Up On Poppy Hill (2011)
(Kokuriko-zaka kara)
Directed by: Goro Miyazaki
Umi divides her time between preparing food for her extended family and guests at the boarding house where she lives, and school, where she falls for Shun, a boy a few years older. Together, they fight a campaign to prevent the school’s Club building from being demolished as part of the preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Entwined with this struggle is their own growing affection, imperilled by the possibility that they may, in fact, be brother and sister. Read more
