Ponyo (2008)

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101 min - Animation | Adventure | Family - 14 August 2009 (USA)

7.7

Ratings: 7.7/10 from 32,556 users Metascore: 86/100
Reviews: 114 user | 228 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com

An animated adventure centered on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Tomoko Yamaguchi	...	Risa (voice)
	Kazushige Nagashima	...	Kôichi (voice)
	Yûki Amami	...	Granmamare (voice)
	Jôji Tokoro	...	Fujimoto (voice) (as George Tokoro)
	Yuria Nara	...	Ponyo (voice)
	Hiroki Doi	...	Sôsuke (voice)
	Rumi Hiiragi	...	Fujin (voice)
	Akiko Yano	...	Ponyo no imôto-tachi (voice)
	Kazuko Yoshiyuki	...	Toki (voice)
	Tomoko Naraoka	...	Yoshie (voice)
	Shin'ichi Hatori	...	The Newscaster (voice)
	Tokie Hidari	...	Noriko (voice)
	Eimi Hiraoka	...	Kumiko (voice)
	Nozomi Ôhashi	...	Karen (voice)
	Akihiko Ishizumi	...	(voice)

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Storyline

The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father's magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo's father sends the ocean's mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo's dreams of becoming human. Written by The Massie Twins

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Welcome To A World Where Anything Is Possible.

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Official Sites:

Disney [United States] | Official Facebook | See more »

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 August 2009 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ponyo y el secreto de la sirenita See more »

Box Office

Budget:

¥3,400,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

¥1,034,459,534 (Japan) (20 July 2008)

Gross:

$15,050,041 (USA) (25 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), Dentsu See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX (as Dolby Digital Surround EX) | DTS-ES (6.1 channels) | Dolby Digital (English-language version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Hayao Miyazaki stated at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con that he was inspired to create the film after watching Disney's animated adaptation The Little Mermaid. See more »

Quotes

Noriko: I'd let a fish lick me if it'd get me out of this wheelchair.
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Connections

Referenced in "Special Collector's Edition: La última noche del Titanic (#4.4)" (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

"Umi no okâsan"
(Mother Sea)
Lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki
Composed by Joe Hisaishi
Performed by Masako Hayashi See more »

Ponyo (2008)
Gake no ue no Ponyo (original title)

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