Ponyo (2009)
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Critic Consensus: While not Miyazaki's best film, Ponyo is a visually stunning fairy tale that's a sweetly poetic treat for children of all ages.
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Cast
as Fujimoto
as Koichi
as Noriko
as Gran Mamare
as Toki
as Additional Voices
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as Lisa
as Additional Voices
as Yoshie
as Additional Voices
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as Granmammare
as Additional Voices
as Lisa
as Additional Voices
as Additional Voices
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as Sosuke
as Koichi
as Ponyo
as Sosuke
as Fujimoto
as Ponyo
as Additional Voices
as Additional Voices
as Additional Voices
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as The Newscaster
as Kumiko (English Version)
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as Kumiko
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Critic Reviews for Ponyo
All Critics (159) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (146) | Rotten (13) | DVD (7)
Even when the film feels murky, Miyazaki's painterly eye keeps things afloat
We're drawn under the waves of the sea to a hidden enclave of neon-hued aqualife more vibrant, surreal and enchanting than any of the floating 3D whatsits in 'Avatar'.
Children will love this. It's classic Miyazaki.
One of the anime master's weaker efforts.
Ponyo hasn't changed my mind about Miyazaki. But I'm willing to accept and enjoy this little window into the dream life of fish.
I liked that it wasn't bound by the conventions of normal storytelling and I loved seeing a film that is just hand drawn animation.
Audience Reviews for Ponyo
A very adorable and visually beautiful hand-drawn animation by master Hayao Miyazaki, who goes for a more innocent and simpler approach to tell this story instead of delivering an epic of environmental message like some of his more memorable works.
Super Reviewer
Welcome To A World Where Anything Is Possible. Great Animated Film! The film is simultaneously stunning in its beauty and endearing in its simplicity, unrestrained enthusiasm walking the edge between inspired brilliance and mind-addling delirium. At its core, its about love, that between the family members of Koichi, Lisa and Sosuke, and especially between mother and son. More so, it's about the love between the boy and his new pet fish which he christened Ponyo, and I tell you Ponyo herself has enough cuteness in her to beat the likes of Bolt, WallE and Eve all hands down. Characterization here is top notch, and it's hard not to fall in love with Ponyo, in whichever form adopted, especially when she's such a playful being who doesn't hide her emotions - if she's upset with you, either she turns away or you could expect a jet stream come spewing from her mouth into your face! Like a modern day fairytale, the film tells a timeless story of friendship and love that will surely be cherished in years to come. The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father's magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo's father sends the ocean's mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo's dreams of becoming human.
Super Reviewer
A cute, magical, and visually enthralling 'The Little Mermaid'-esque fairy tale from the master himself, Hayao Miyazaki. A sweet and invigorating ride for all ages.
Super Reviewer
Ponyo Quotes
| Lisa (English Version): | So, what's your mother like? |
| Ponyo (English Version): | She's big and BEAUTIFUL!!! But, she can be very scary. |
| Sosuke (English Version): | Just like my Mom! |
| Gran Mamare (English Version): | (upon seeing Ponyo) Ugh! it has a real face on it! Throw it back into the sea before it causes a tsunami! |
| Gran Mamare (English Version): | (upon seeing Ponyo) Ugh! it has a real face on it! Throw it back into the sea before it causes a tsunami! |
| Gran Mamare (English Version): | [upon seeing Ponyo] Ugh! it has a real face on it! Throw it back into the sea before it causes a tsunami! |
| Ponyo (English Version): | HAM!!!! |