In the year 1963 in Yokohama, an innocent romance blossoms between two high school students, Umi and Shun. As Japan recovers from World War II and prepares to host the 1964 Olympics, the mood contains both optimism and conflict as the younger generation struggles to escape the shackles of the past. While trying to save a dilapidated Meiji-era club house from demolition, the relationship flourishes. But a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.
MPAA rating: PG; for mild thematic elements and some incidental smoking images.|||general
Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DYMP, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi and Toho present ; planning by Hayao Miyazaki ; produced by Toshio Suzuki ; screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa ; directed by Goro Miyazaki ; Kennedy/Marshall ; a Studio Ghibli film.
Based on the graphic novel "Kokuriko-zaka Kara" by Chizuru Takahashi and Tetsuro Sayama.
Bonus disc: English voice cast featurette, interview with Goro Miyazaki, music video, Yokohama featurette, original Japanese trailers and TV spots, U.S. trailer.
Disc 1 includes English language version, original Japanese version and feature-length storyboards for the film.
English version voices: Sarah Bolger, Anton Yelchin, Gillian Anderson, Aubrey Plaza, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christina Hendricks, Beau Bridges, Bruce Dern, Chris Noth, Charlie Saxton, Isabelle Fuhrman, Raymond Ochoa, Alex Wolff, Jeff Dunham, Emily Osment, Ron Howard.
DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.0 surround.
In English or original Japanese dialogue and credits ; with optional English subtitles.
Cinematographer, Atsushi Okui ; art directors, Kamon Oba, Noboru Yoshida, Takashi Omori, Yohei Takamatsu ; music composer, Satoshi Takebe.
English language production: director, Gary Rydstrom ; English language screenplay adaptation, Karey Kirkpatrick ; producer, Geoffrey Wexler.
Originally produced as an animated motion picture in 2011.
