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Ponyo (2008)

Ponyo
Ponyo
G
Animation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy

Release Date
July 19, 2008
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Yuria Nara , Hiroki Doi , Jôji Tokoro , Tomoko Yamaguchi , Yûki Amami , Kazushige Nagashima
Runtime
101
Main Genre
Animation
Writers
Hayao Miyazaki
Tagline
Welcome to a world where anything is possible.
Franchise
Studio Ghibli

Summary

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.

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