She declares her desire to be known as 'Ponyo' and to become human. Ponyo and Fujimoto have an argument, during which Ponyo refuses to let her father call her by her birth name. He calls his wave spirits to recover her, leaving Sōsuke heartbroken and confused by what happened. Meanwhile, a distraught Fujimoto searches frantically for his lost daughter whom he believes to have been kidnapped. Sōsuke names her Ponyo and promises to protect her. Brunhilde licks his wound causing it to heal almost instantly. Shattering the jar with a rock, Sōsuke cuts his finger in the process. After an encounter with a fishing trawler, she becomes trapped in a glass jar and drifts to the shore of a small fishing town where she is rescued by a five-year-old boy named Sōsuke. While she and her siblings are on an outing with their father in his four-flippered submarine, Brunhilde sneaks off and floats away on the back of a jellyfish. It was produced by The Kennedy/Marshall Company and released by Walt Disney Pictures.įujimoto, a once-human wizard/scientist, lives underwater along with his daughter, Brunhilde, and her numerous smaller sisters. It received critical acclaim for its uplifting themes, visual design, and simultaneous appeal towards young children and all audiences.Īn English-language version of the film was released on August 14, 2009, releasing to 927 theatres across the U.S., the widest opening for a Studio Ghibli film across the U.S. It was a major commercial success, grossing over $204 million worldwide and becoming the fifth-highest-grossing anime film of all time. The film was originally released in Japan on Jby distributor Toho. As they bond with each other, the story deals with resolving Ponyo's desire to become a human girl, against the devastating circumstances brought about by her acquisition and use of magic.

The film tells the story of Ponyo (Nara), a goldfish who escapes from the ocean and is rescued by a five-year-old human boy, Sōsuke (Doi) after she is washed ashore while trapped in a glass jar. It is the eighth film Miyazaki directed for Studio Ghibli, and his tenth overall. The film stars Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima, Yūki Amami, George Tokoro, Rumi Hiiragi, Akiko Yano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Tomoko Naraoka. Ponyo ( Japanese: 崖の上のポニョ, Hepburn: Gake no Ue no Ponyo, 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea') is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by Toho.

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