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From Up On Poppy Hill English dub in Cinemas for Limited Run

From Up On Poppy Hill is a Studio Ghibli film based on a 1960's shōjo manga of the same name by Tetsuo Sayama and Chizuru Takahashi. The film follows Sarah Bolger, Once Upon A Time) and Shun (voiced by Anton Yelchin, Star Trek) budding romance as they come together to save their school's clubhouse from destruction in preparation for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Hayao Miyazaki wrote the screenplay adaptation and the film was directed by Gorō Miyazaki.

The English language version also features the voices of Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Jamie Lee Curtis (True Lies), Beau Bridges (The Fabulous Baker Boys), Ron Howard (American Graffiti), Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) and Bruce Dern (Big Love).

You can view the English dub at the following locations over the next week;

• Sydney - Dendy Newtown.
• Canberra - Dendy Canberra.
• Brisbane - Dendy Portside.
• Melbourne - Cinema Nova.
• Perth - Luna Leederville.

The subtitled version was previously screened as part of Reel Anime 2012.

Source: Madman Press Release.