From Up On Poppy Hill (Kokuriko-zaka kara) (2011)

A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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Carlos M

A sweet and harmless animation that is surprisingly grounded in reality, without the fantasy seen in the works of Hayao Miyazaki, who wrote the story. It benefits from a lighthearted humor and tender nostalgia, even though it has a rather silly conflict that ends in a… More
A sweet and harmless animation that is surprisingly grounded in reality, without the fantasy seen in the works of Hayao Miyazaki, who wrote the story. It benefits from a lighthearted humor and tender nostalgia, even though it has a rather silly conflict that ends in a not-very-inspired way.