Ponyo

– The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 41 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Original Name:
崖の上のポニョ
Ponyo (2008) - Also known as 崖の上のポニョ

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.

Ponyo (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Aug 2009

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Writer:

Hayao Miyazaki

Main Actors:

Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima, Yûki Amami, George Tokoro

Plot:

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.

Awards:

11 wins & 19 nominations.

Gross profit:

$15,100,000

Production:

Walt Disney Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
Metacritic:
86%