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 them apart.
Directed by Goro Miyazaki
high school
students' movement
romance
based on manga
period drama
teenage love
dead father
clubhouse
post war japan
1960s
anime
loving
yokohama
20th century
grand
change vs tradition
japanese economic miracle
Rank
#36 in 2011·#2067 overall
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Cast
Masami Nagasawa
Umi Matsuzaki (voice)
Junichi Okada
Shun Kazama / Yuichiro Sawamura (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Hana Matsuzaki (voice)
Yuriko Ishida
Miki Hokuto (voice)
Rumi Hiiragi
Sachiko Hirokoji (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Ryoko Matsuzaki (voice)
Takashi Naito
Yoshio Onodera (voice)
Shunsuke Kazama
Shiro Mizunuma / Hiroshi Tachibana (voice)
Nao Omori
Akio Kazama (voice)
Teruyuki Kagawa
Tokumaru Board Chairman (voice)
Haruka Shiraishi
Sora Matsuzaki (voice)
Naoya Fujimaki
Tokumaru Front Desk Receptionist (voice)
Crew
Goro Miyazaki
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Koji Hoshino
Executive Producer
Aoi Teshima
Theme Song Performance
Kitaro Kosaka
Animation Director
Yoshihiro Osugi
Key Animation
Shougo Furuya
Key Animation
Makiko Futaki
Key Animation
Takeshi Honda
Key Animation
Katsuya Kondo
Character Designer
Popular Reviews
2134 reviews
Shrekeira
2.0★ · 04/19/24
“Umi, we’re brother and sister.” “So what do we do now?”UHHH IDK SAY EW AND RUN AWAY?! THAT IS YOUR HALF BROTHER!!!
Uhhh. You know how in my previous review how Studio Ghibli never disappoints? Nevermind. Insest is yucky.
“Umi, we’re brother and sister.” “So what do we do now?”UHHH IDK SAY EW AND RUN AWAY?! THAT IS YOUR HALF BROTHER!!!
Uhhh. You know how in my previous review how Studio Ghibli never disappoints? Nevermind. Insest is yucky.
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Obi-Two
5.0★ · 04/02/25
This is what Mao and them thought they looked like
This is what Mao and them thought they looked like
rhonaaa
10.0★ · 07/11/26
so many conflicting emotions throughout watching this I love it
so many conflicting emotions throughout watching this I love it
appledear
10.0★ · 07/07/26
i think Shun Kazama is the best ghibli boys to ever exist
i think Shun Kazama is the best ghibli boys to ever exist
Sean TraynorPRO
7.0★ · 06/25/26
Somewhat problematic, but the movie was overall a really good time with a BANGER score
Somewhat problematic, but the movie was overall a really good time with a BANGER score