From Up on Poppy Hill vs Gauze
Gauze has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.5/10 for From Up on Poppy Hill). Gauze is the shorter watch at 8m compared with 1h 31m. From Up on Poppy Hill is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
From Up on Poppy Hill
Gauze| From Up on Poppy Hill | Gauze | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 8m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Goro Miyazaki | Nicholas Arujah, Noran Fikri Alezabi |
| Main cast | Masami Nagasawa, Yuriko Ishida, Rumi Hiiragi, Takashi Naito, Nao Omori | Bashir Alsharbati, Talia Alsharbati, Rasha Alsharbati, Ahmed Rehan, Mjd Ali |
Synopsis
From Up on Poppy Hill
Yokohama, 1963. Japan 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 young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull…
Gauze
14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim - not for passion, but for survival.
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