International distributor Walt Disney Pictures and English language version producers GKIDS have released a theatrical trailer for acclaimed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli's next breathtaking animated film, From Up on Poppy Hill. Written by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by his son, Goro Miyazaki, the coming-of-age story is set to arrive in U.S. theaters on March 15th. A GKIDS/Cinedigm Blu-ray release is expected to follow later this year.
Official synopsis: Set in Yokohama in 1963, as Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics, the story centers on Umi and Shun, two high school kids caught up in the changing times. But a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart. With its rich color palette, stunning exteriors, sun-drenched gardens, bustling cityscapes and painterly detail, From Up on Poppy Hill provides a pure, sincere, and nuanced evocation of the past, and marks yet another creative triumph for Studio Ghibli. The voice cast for the English version of the film features Sarah Bolger, Anton Yelchin, Christina Hendricks, Bruce Dern, Gillian Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Charlie Saxton, Chris Noth, Beau Bridges, Aubrey Plaza, Emily Osment and Ron Howard, among others.
Embedded below is From Up on Poppy Hill's newly released, English-dubbed theatrical trailer, followed by the original Japanese trailer with English subtitles.