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.
- Awards
- 12 wins & 20 nominations
Cate Blanchett
- 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)
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
- Toki
- (voice)
Tomoko Naraoka
- Yoshie
- (voice)
Tokie Hidari
- Kayo
- (voice)
Eimi Hiraoka
- Kumiko
- (voice)
Nozomi Ohashi
- Karen
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe opening twelve seconds, involving vast schools of fish and undersea creatures, required 1,613 pages of conceptual sketches to develop.
- GoofsIn 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.
- Alternate versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017)
- SoundtracksGake 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
Featured review
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.
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.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Cô Bé Người Cá Ponyo
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $34,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,543,471
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,585,852
- Aug 16, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $205,914,014
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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