#kitaro kousaka

[Artists in Studio Ghibli’s Movies] -Sachiko Hirokôji-From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

Sachiko is an art student who lives with the Matsuzaki family in Coquelicot Manor. We don’t know much about her, other than she’s a skillfull artist. The only painting we see is almost completely abstract, with the significant exception of a ship, depicted in a figurative way. Sachicko’s style seems influenced by Kandinsky - a way to use colours that, although abstract, does still conveys emotions and feelings. Sachicko is the only one in the house who helps Umi in her domestic chores. She also seems to enjoy food and other people’s company.