Ponyo (2008)
Ponyo (2008)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Yuria Kozuki
Ponyo (voice)
Cate Blanchett
Gran Mamare
Hiroki Doi
Sosuke (voice)
George Tokoro
Fujimoto (voice)
Tomoko Yamaguchi
Risa (voice)
Matt Damon
Kôichi
Yuki Amami
Gran Mamare (voice)
Kazushige Nagashima
Koichi (voice)
Liam Neeson
Fujimoto
Akiko Yano
Ponyo's Sister (voice)
Shinichi Hatori
Anchorman (voice)
Tokie Hidari
Kayo (voice)
Rumi Hiiragi
Young Mother (voice)
Tomoko Naraoka
Yoshie (voice)
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Toki (voice)
Eimi Hiraoka
Kumiko (voice)
Nozomi Ōhashi
Karen (voice)
Akiko Takeguchi
Noriko (voice)
Eiko Kanazawa
(voice)
Akihiko Ishizumi
(voice)
Melissa Mathison
Writer
Tomie Kataoka
(voice)
Stephen Alpert
Producer
Shirô Saitô
(voice)
Mutsumi Sasaki
(voice)
Keiko Tsukamoto
(voice)
Ikuko Yamamoto
(voice)
Michiko Yamamoto
(voice)
Natalie Lyon
CastingDirector
Yoshie Yamamoto
(voice)
Yusuke Tezuka
(voice)
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Noboru Yoshida
Art Direction
Hayao Miyazaki
Director / Writer / Original Story
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
Koji Hoshino
Executive Producer
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Kazuo Oga
Background Designer
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Yoji Takeshige
Background Designer
Katsuya Kondo
Animation Director
Atsuko Tanaka
Key Animation
Kenichi Yamada
Key Animation
Hideaki Yoshio
Key Animation
Eiji Yamamori
Key Animation
Kazuyoshi Onoda
Key Animation
Mariko Matsuo
Key Animation
Shougo Furuya
Key Animation
Makiko Suzuki
Key Animation
Seiji Okuda
Production Manager
Atsushi Tamura
Key Animation
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Key Animation
Masafumi Yokota
Key Animation
Ryoichi Fukuyama
Production Manager
Masako Sato
Key Animation
Naoya Fujimaki
Production Manager
Shunsuke Hirota
Key Animation
Makiko Futaki
Key Animation
Shinji Otsuka
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Kenichi Konishi
Key Animation
Sachiko Sugino
Key Animation
Hiroko Minowa
Key Animation
Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Key Animation
Hiroomi Yamakawa
Key Animation
Takashi Hashimoto
Key Animation
Takeshi Honda
Key Animation
Ryoko Ina
Background Designer
Fumie Konno
Key Animation
Sayaka Hirahara
Background Designer
Yoshikazu Fukutome
Background Designer
Masako Nagata
Background Designer
Youichi Watanabe
Background Designer
Kikuyo Yano
Background Designer
Yoichi Nishikawa
Background Designer
Osamu Masuyama
Background Designer
Junji Yabuta
Compositing Artist
Tsutomu Awata
Key Animation
Atsushi Tamura
Compositing Artist
Yuichiro Sueyoshi
Key Animation
Naoya Tanaka
Assistant Art Director
Naomi Kasugai
Assistant Art Director
Takashi Omori
Assistant Art Director
Mitsuo Yoshino
Background Designer
Yohei Takamatsu
Background Designer
Shiho Sato
Background Designer
Hidenori Shibahara
Compositing Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 19, 2008
Original Name崖の上のポニョ
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingG
Budget$34,000,000
Box Office$202,404,009
Genres
Wiki.
Ponyo (Japanese: 崖の上のポニョ, Hepburn: Gake no Ue no Ponyo, lit. 'Ponyo on the Cliff') is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by Toho. The film stars Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima, Yūki Amami, George Tokoro, Rumi Hiiragi, Akiko Yano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Tomoko Naraoka. It is the eighth film Miyazaki directed for Studio Ghibli, and his tenth overall. The film tells the story of Ponyo, a goldfish who escapes from the ocean and is helped by a five-year-old human boy, Sōsuke, after she is washed ashore while trapped in a glass jar. As they bond with each other, Ponyo desires to become a human girl, against the devastating circumstances brought about by her acquisition and use of magic.
The film was originally released in Japan on July 19, 2008 by distributor Toho. It was a major commercial success, grossing over $204 million worldwide and becoming the eighth-highest-grossing anime film of all time. It received critical acclaim for its uplifting themes, visual design, and simultaneous appeal towards young children and all audiences.
An English-language version of the film was released on August 14, 2009 to 927 theatres across the U.S., the widest opening for a Studio Ghibli film in the U.S. It was produced by The Kennedy/Marshall Company and released by Walt Disney Pictures.