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Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008) -- The story of a young and overeager goldfish named Ponyo (voiced by Noah Cyrus) and her quest to become human.
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Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008) -- The story of a young and overeager goldfish named Ponyo and her quest to become human.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Writer:

Hayao Miyazaki (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

14 August 2009 (USA) more

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. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

6 wins & 3 nominations more

User Comments:

Gake no Ue no Ponyo more (73 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Ponyo (USA)
Ponyo on the Cliff (International: English title) (informal literal title)
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Australia)
Untitled Hayao Miyazaki Project (International: English title) (working title)
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Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

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

Company:

Studio Ghibli more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The film uses a watercolor and pastel like animation style. more

Quotes:

Lisa: So Ponyo, what's your Dad like?
Ponyo: He hates humans! He keeps me in a bubble. So I swam away from home.
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Movie Connections:

References Tonari no Totoro (1988) more

Soundtrack:

Gake no ue no Ponyo more


FAQ

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Will the American release be dubbed or in Japanese with English subtitles?
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20 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
Gake no Ue no Ponyo, 15 October 2008
8/10
Author: eva_luke2003 from Australia

I have recently watched this film, and have decided to comment on it.

the best way to watch this film is to not expect what you have seen in the past by Miyazaki. Miyazaki is well known for his work on on Spirited away and Howl's moving castle. well for western viewers anyway. both of them films were kind of similar to each other but at the same time completely different. However Ponyo is a whole different type of story and animation all together.

The story follows "Ponyo" a fish that has the face a girl. After Ponyo runs away from her home at the bottom of the sea, she find a whole new world she never knew was out there, and new trouble as well, when she almost caught by a fishing boat, she was rescued by a five year old boy known as Sousuke.

the story then follows the two of them and the pure friendship between a boy and a fish. can Ponyo really stay with Sousuke forever ?

I feel the movie was inspired by "The little mermaid" and at the same time similar to "Tonari no Totoro"

the movie is very short and you have very little time to learn about the characters in this movie. But the Characters a fish and a little boy so how much are you expecting to learn about them? the film is set over about what seems to be 3 days, I think this is why the movie is so short.

I really enjoyed watching this movie and I hope you all enjoy this movie as well

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