From Up on Poppy Hill vs Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 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 55m. From Up on Poppy Hill is the older of the two (2011 against 2018). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
From Up on Poppy Hill
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms| From Up on Poppy Hill | Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Goro Miyazaki | Mari Okada |
| Main cast | Masami Nagasawa, Yuriko Ishida, Rumi Hiiragi, Takashi Naito, Nao Omori | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa |
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…
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
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