FROM UP ON POPPY HILL

Original Japanese Poster

Still Frame from Japanese Trailer

From up on Poppy Hill is out in theaters now.

The story takes place in a Japan that 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 new generation struggles to embrace modernity and throw off the shackles of a troubled past.

I would really like to see this one. The film references the Tokyo 2014 Olympics as you can see from the image and description above.