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Cast

Noah Cyrus
as Ponyo

Yuria Nara
as Ponyo

Cate Blanchett
as Gran Mamare

Matt Damon
as Koichi

Tomusho Yamaguchi

Tina Fey
as Lisa

Hiroki Doi
as Sosuke

Frankie Jonas
as Sosuke

Hirohi Doi

Kurt Knutsson
as The Newscaster

Tomoko Yamaguchi
as Lisa

Betty White
as Yoshie

Liam Neeson
as Fujimoto

Kazushige Nagashima
as Koichi

Janessa Rose
as Kumiko

Yuki Amami
as Granmammare

Lily Tomlin
as Toki

Cloris Leachman
as Noriko

George Tokoro
as Fujimoto

Carlos Alazraqui
as Additional Voices

Bob Bergen
as Additional Voices

Johanna Braddy
as Additional Voices

Marsha Clarke
as Additional Voices

John Cygan
as Additional Voices

Jenessa Rose
as Kumiko (English Version)

Jennifer Darling
as Additional Voices

Madison Davenport
as Additional Voices

Courtnee Draper
as Additional Voices

Crispin Freeman
as Additional Voices

Jess Harnell
as Additional Voices

Ella Dale Lewis
as Additional Voices

Sherry Lynn
as Additional Voices

Danny Mann
as Additional Voices

Mona Marshall
as Additional Voices

Mickie T. McGowan
as Additional Voices

Laraine Newman
as Additional Voices

Colleen O'Shaughnessey
as Additional Voices

Jan Rabson
as Additional Voices

Jôji Tokoro

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Audience Reviews for Ponyo

• Feb 14, 2016

  Probably my least favorite of Miyazaki's films, mostly because this is just so damn weird. The story is badly explained, and the animation is uncharacteristically shitty at times (at least compared to Miyazaki's work in general, which is usually of the highest quality). The characters look like they're made of fucking Jello half the time. What really annoys me is despite how crazy, unusual, and magical all of the events of the movie are, no one seems to even give a shit. There are waves like 200 feet tall, ancient fish swimming everywhere, and a fish who turns into a girl, and no one even cares! Why does no one give a shit in this film about anything?! That's what really bothers me here, along with all of the other issues that plague this film.
  Stephen S Super Reviewer
• Apr 08, 2012

  Ponyo does run a bit too long and treads into a million different directions at the same time, but it is a lush fairy tale filled with imagination and ingenuity. The entire affair seems to have been written and animated from the perspective of a child, with actions exaggerated, larger than life situations and fanciful images around every corner. The story lacks complete explanations of some points for audiences-maybe there is a problem in the American culture-but really, no bother. Ponyo can be both nightmarish and graceful, gorgeous to look at and perplexing all at the same time. It's about friendship which transcends looks, abilities, flaws or family.
  Jason V Super Reviewer
• Jan 16, 2012

  For American animated movies, the forefront of this genre is obviously Pixar. The studio manages to attract children and adults with its great storytelling, gorgeous and fluid animation, and memorable characters... Hayao Miyazaki is arguably on the same caliber as Pixar. If "Ponyo" were a well of imagination, it would be shooting up water all over the place. It's overflowing with very diverse, strange, and unique imaginative settings, effects, and characters. See, the thing about Pixar is how they take stories that have occurred to adults and place them upon cute animals, children, or children-friendly protagonists. The journey these characters take are tweaked to appeal to children but "Ponyo"... wow, everything is created from the imaginative vision and mind of a child. There's creepy imagery and strange concepts going on, but "Ponyo" is entertaining throughout. The transition from the Japanese voice actors to the American? Almost flawless. Great move to get professional A-list actors to substitute for the original voice actors -- I wouldn't even know if the Japanese version or American is better. The only problem I had with this movie is that though it is visually spectacular, it could've been MORE entertaining but other then that, "Ponyo" is one of those animated movies that any child and adult will willingly invest their attention to.
  Albert K Super Reviewer
• Sep 22, 2011

  Sosuke: Mom! Ponyo came back, and she's a little girl now! "Welcome To A World Where Anything Is Possible." Ponyo, simply put, is one of the best animated films I have seen. It's a beautiful and overall delightful movie that is just a joy to watch. It kind of makes you feel like your five years old again. It sucks you in and you can't take your eyes off it. It is like watching another, better world. The film does what a lot of animated movies don't, in that it is as engrossing plot wise as it is visually. And that's saying a lot because visually this is a masterpiece. The story starts with a five year old boy, Sosuke, finding a gold fish in the ocean. He names it Ponyo and spends the say with it only to lose it at sea and that's when the real magic starts. The American version has a superb voice cast including Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, Matt Damon and Tina Fey. The film has enormous heart which is shown through the love of Sosuke and Ponyo. It isn't as confusing as I had expected, but it does have some elements of, "So what is going on?" I would expect kids to be infatuated with this movie though, purely because of the spectacle. Little kids don't need to understand every little detail of the plot, they just need something beautiful to look at and this is it. For adults, it has a lot of substance and makes for an extremely enjoyable hundred minutes. Family films don't come much better than this.
  Melvin W Super Reviewer

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