Studio Ghibli’s From Up On Poppy Hill will open in the UK and Ireland on 2 August, with both English subtitled and dubbed showings. The film follows a group of Yokohama teens involved in a student movement to prevent the demolition of an old club house in preparation for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Goro Miyazaki directed the film, while Hayao Miyazaki, Goro’s father and Studio Ghibli’s co-founder, wrote the script.
The English dub features Sarah Bolger, Anton Yelchin, Gillian Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Beau Bridges, Christina Hendricks, Ron Howard, Chris Noth and Aubrey Plaza.
Studio Canal will be releasing the film on DVD and Blu-ray on 23 September.
Mamoru Hosoda’s The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki will be the first showing at 12.45 p.m; second up is Studio Ghibli’s From Up On Poppy Hill at 3 p.m. Both films are in Japanese with English subtitles. The third film, however, is a surprise and has not yet been named; though it has been listed as “an exciting anime premiere”. This film will be preceded by a cosplay competition judged by a celebrity panel, with prizes for the best dressed. This joint cosplay and film showing event will begin at 5 p.m.
From Up On Poppy Hill, directed by Goro Miyazaki, has been adapted from the manga Kokuriko-Zaka Kara by Chizuru Takahashi and Tetsurō Sayama. It follows a group of Yokohama teens involved in a student movement to prevent the demolition of an old club house in preparation for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Hayao Miyazaki, Goro’s father and Studio Ghibli’s co-founder, scripted the film.