Ponyo
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When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
What critics thought
Ponyo arrives as a rapturously animated fairy tale that draws frequent comparisons to My Neighbor Totoro — simple in story, boundless in visual invention. Critics were nearly unanimous in their warmth toward it, though some noted that its loose, almost plotless structure feels deliberately childlike rather than effortlessly masterful, leaving it a tier below Miyazaki's most ambitious work.
“There is a word to describe Ponyo, and that word is magical. This poetic, visually breathtaking work by the greatest of all animators has such deep charm that adults and children will both be touched. It's wonderful and never even seems to try: It unfolds fantastically.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorHayao Miyazaki
StarringYuria Kozuki, Hiroki Doi, George Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuki Amami
ComposerJoe Hisaishi
Ponyo
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
What critics thought
Ponyo arrives as a rapturously animated fairy tale that draws frequent comparisons to My Neighbor Totoro — simple in story, boundless in visual invention. Critics were nearly unanimous in their warmth toward it, though some noted that its loose, almost plotless structure feels deliberately childlike rather than effortlessly masterful, leaving it a tier below Miyazaki's most ambitious work.
“There is a word to describe Ponyo, and that word is magical. This poetic, visually breathtaking work by the greatest of all animators has such deep charm that adults and children will both be touched. It's wonderful and never even seems to try: It unfolds fantastically.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorHayao Miyazaki
StarringYuria Kozuki, Hiroki Doi, George Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuki Amami
ComposerJoe Hisaishi
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