From Up on Poppy Hill vs Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.5/10 for From Up on Poppy Hill). From Up on Poppy Hill is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 38m. From Up on Poppy Hill is the older of the two (2011 against 2020). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

From Up on Poppy Hill posterFrom Up on Poppy Hill2011 VS Josee, the Tiger and the Fish posterJosee, the Tiger and the Fish2020
From Up on Poppy HillJosee, the Tiger and the Fish
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 8.3/10
Year20112020
Length1h 31m1h 38m
GenresAnimation, DramaAnimation, Drama, Romance
Country–Japan
DirectorGoro MiyazakiKotaro Tamura
Main castMasami Nagasawa, Yuriko Ishida, Rumi Hiiragi, Takashi Naito, Nao OmoriKengo Kawanishi, Yuuya Uchida, Masaki Terasoma, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Lynn

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…

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.

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