Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008)

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Writer:

Hayao Miyazaki (written by)

Release Date:

14 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Welcome To A World Where Anything Is Possible.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

5 Year Old | Sea | Princess | Becoming Human | Magic

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Yuria Nara	...	Ponyo (voice: Japanese Version)
Hiroki Doi	...	Sosuke (voice: Japanese Version)
Jôji Tokoro	...	Fujimoto (voice: Japanese Version)
Tomoko Yamaguchi	...	Risa (voice: Japanese Version)
Yûki Amami	...	Guranmamare (voice: Japanese Version)
Kazushige Nagashima	...	Kôichi (voice: Japanese Version)
Akiko Yano	...	Ponyo no kyôdai (voice: Japanese Version)
Shinichi Hatori	...	Anchorman (voice: Japanese Version)
Tokie Hidari	...	Kayo (voice: Japanese Version)
Eimi Hiraoka	...	Kumiko (voice: Japanese Version)
Rumi Hîragi	...	Young Mother (voice: Japanese Version)
Tomoko Naraoka	...	Yoshie (voice: Japanese Version)
Nozomi Ohashi	...	Karen (voice: Japanese Version)
Kazuko Yoshiyuki	...	Toki (voice: Japanese Version)
Akihiko Ishizumi	...	(voice: Japanese Version)

Also Known As:

Ponyo (UK) (USA)
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Australia) (International: English title)
Ponyo on the Cliff (International: English title) (informal literal title)
Untitled Hayao Miyazaki Project (International: English title) (working title)
El secreto de la sirenita (Mexico) [es]
Küçük deniz kizi ponyo (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Ponyo à Beira-Mar (Portugal) [pt]
Ponyo das verzauberte Goldfischmädchen (Germany) [de]
Ponyo en el acantilado (Spain) [es]
Ponyo på klippan vid havet (Sweden) [sv]
Ponyo på klippen ved havet (Norway) [no]
Ponyo på klippen ved havet (Denmark) [da]
Ponyo rantakalliolla (Finland) [fi]
Ponyo sulla scogliera (Italy) (new title) [it]
Ponyo sur la falaise (France) [fr]
Ponyo y el secreto de la sirenita (Argentina) [es]

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

South Korea:All | Hong Kong:I | Singapore:G | Taiwan:GP | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:AL | Belgium:KT | USA:G (certificate #45429) | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/4 (dubbed version) | Portugal:M/6 (subtitled version) | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Australia:G | Mexico:A | New Zealand:G | Sweden:7 | Ireland:G | UK:U | Denmark:7

Company:

Studio Ghibli

Trivia:

More than 160,000 animation cels were created for the film.

Quotes:

Ponyo: Ponyo loves Sosuke!

Movie Connections:

References Tonari no Totoro (1988)

Soundtrack:

Umi no o-kaasan

Not your usual Ghibli fare but wonderful nonetheless

This is the latest Ghibli movie and it is also a MAJOR departure from the studio's established style. First of all, this film was obviously aimed at young children, much more so than any of their previous films. It lacks the depth of the other films and features a brand new far less realistic style of animation… and yet it is ever so entertaining. Even though there is nothing put in to attract adults, I still found myself drawn to the screen and fully immersed in the story. The movie's secret is brutal honesty with regard to the plot and the characters. The story and the characters are very upfront with their feelings/intentions etc. but that makes them all the more endearing. Special attention was also paid to the soundtrack which is absolutely amazing despite being way different from previous Ghibli soundtracks. I find myself singing the cute theme song all the time as will anyone who sees this movie!