I'm grateful to [Alan Jacobs](blog.ayjay.org/the-view-from-poppy-hill/) for the reccomendation and encouragement to watch this film. In a pivotal moment for Japan, just before they host the 1964 Summer Olympics, a young woman faces the choice to help steward a beloved but ramshackle club house. The Latin Quarter houses the school paper, literary club, and single-membered philosophy club, among others. There, Umi comes to meet Shun, the lead editor of the school paper.
The time come together for love of the Latin…
