From Up on Poppy Hill was distributed by GKIDS instead of Walt Disney Pictures since the latter had given the rights of this film to GKIDS .
The release was distributed by GKIDS instead of Walt Disney Pictures because Disney has given in rights to GKIDS of this film and The Tale of Princess Kaguya , which marked the first time a Studio Ghibli film was not distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in North America since the 1999 North American release of Princess Mononoke by then-Disney owned Miramax Films.
From Up on Poppy Hill