Ghibli’s ‘Poppy Hill’ Wins Japan’s Academy Award

March 5, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Studio Ghibli’s hit From Up on Poppy Hill won Japan’s prestigious Academy Award for Best Animated Feature last Friday. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son, Goro, the gentle coming-of-age movie is set in Yokohoma in 1963 and follows the daily life of a responsible girl named Umi Matsuzaka, who is drawn [...]

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