Ponyo

Original title: Gake no ue no Ponyo

2008
G
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

170K

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Anime Iyashikei Sea Adventure Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy

A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

170K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,127

446

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 12 wins & 20 nominations

Gran Mamare
(English version)
(voice)

Matt Damon

Kôichi
(English version)
(voice)

Liam Neeson

Fujimoto
(English version)
(voice)

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Risa
(voice)

Kazushige Nagashima

Kôichi
(voice)

Yûki Amami

Granmamare
(voice)

George Tokoro

Fujimoto
(voice)

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

Kayo
(voice)

Eimi Hiraoka

Kumiko
(voice)

Nozomi Ohashi

Karen
(voice)

Akihiko Ishizumi

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Storyline

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Trivia
The opening twelve seconds, involving vast schools of fish and undersea creatures, required 1,613 pages of conceptual sketches to develop.

Goofs
In the English dubbed version, when Ponyo and Sosuke come across the Devonian-era fish while riding in the toy boat, Ponyo incorrectly calls one of them a Bothriocephalus. The correct name for that specific fish is Bothriolepis. Bothriocephalus is actually the name of a genus of tapeworm.

Quotes
Ponyo: Ponyo wants ham!

Alternate versions
The Japanese theatrical release had the Toho logo at the start of the movie (Toho was the distributor for this release). The U.S. theatrical release removes the Toho logo and replaces it with the 2006 Disney logo, followed by the Studio Ghibli logo. All other international theatrical versions have the film simply beginning with the Studio Ghibli logo.

Connections
Edited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017)

Soundtracks
Gake no ue no Ponyo
(Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea)
Lyrics by Katsuya Kondô & Hayao Miyazaki
Composed by Joe Hisaishi
Arranged by Joe Hisaishi
Japanese version performed by Takaaki Fujioka (as Fujioka) Naoya Fujimaki (as Fujimaki) & Nozomi Ohashi
English version performed by Noah Cyrus (as Noah Cyrus) & Frankie Jonas
Courtesy of Yamaha Music Communications

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Review

Featured review

9/10

More juvenile than Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle but still gorgeous.

While Hayao Miyazaki's movies have always been hit-or-miss with me with regards to story, they are unequivocally gorgeous to the eye, with characters of simple animation against a backdrop of artistic images. Ponyo sticks to that formula, with a lead character so adorable I want a plush doll of her and scenery so pretty it wouldn't look out of place framed up as a picture on a wall.

The story, on the other hand, I didn't enjoy quite as much as his last two wide-releases, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. It was just a tad too juvenile, coming across as more for kids and leaving adults to just enjoy the animation.

I was also disappointed that the score done by Joe Hisaishi, who also the scores for the above-mentioned two movies, wasn't nearly as memorable this time around. While I can't quite recall Howl's score now, I still remember it being one of the most beautiful I had ever heard. Ditto Spirited's - though I only remember it being very complementary to the movie. Maybe it's because Ponyo is more juvenile fare that the score isn't quite as haunting. In any case, this movie is still a must-watch for fans of anime or Miyazaki.