description Ponyo Overview
A goldfish sneaks away from home and floats off on the back of a jellyfish. After getting stuck in a glass jar, she drifts to the shore where she is freed by Sousuke, a five-year-old boy who lives with his mother Lisa in a house by the sea while his father Koichi works on a fishing boat. After healing a cut on Sousuke's finger by licking it, the goldfish is named Ponyo by her new friend. Unknown to Sousuke, Ponyo already has a name and a family.
Her father Fujimoto, a sorcerer who forsook his humanity to live underwater, searches frantically for his daughter Brunhilde. When found and captured, Ponyo rejects her birth name and declares that she wants to become a human. Using the power receive...
info Ponyo Specifications
| Year | 2008 |
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Who made Ponyo?
Ponyo was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli. It was released in Japan in 2008 and features music by Joe Hisaishi.
Is Ponyo based on The Little Mermaid?
Ponyo is loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, but Miyazaki turns it into a seaside fantasy about a goldfish girl and a five-year-old boy named Sosuke. The story is much gentler and more childlike than Disney's 1989 version.
Who voices Ponyo and Sosuke in the English dub?
The Disney English dub stars Noah Cyrus as Ponyo and Frankie Jonas as Sosuke. The dub also includes well-known actors such as Tina Fey, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, and Matt Damon.
Is Ponyo a good first Studio Ghibli movie for children?
Yes, it is one of Ghibli's most child-friendly films, with a 101-minute runtime and a simple emotional core. Some storm and flood scenes may be intense for very young children, but the tone is much softer than Princess Mononoke or Nausicaa.
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