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 licensed by Studio Ghibli to GKIDS , 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