Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
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- Movie: Ponyo on the Cliff / Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
- Romaji: Gake no ue no Ponyo
- Japanese: 崖の上のポニョ
- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
- Producer: Toshio Suzuki
- Cinematography:
- Release Date: July 19, 2008
- Runtime: 100 min.
- Movie Studio: Studio Ghibli
- Distributor: Toho Company Ltd.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Inspired by the fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, the film tells the story of a a young mermaid, Ponyo, who runs away from her home in the sea. She gets stranded on the shore and is rescued by Sosuke, a five-year-old boy who lives on a cliff. However, they must part ways because of Ponyo's father, Fujimoto.
Notes
Ponyo on the Cliff is the first film in four years from the Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki. The film eschews computer graphics altogether and instead uses primal hand-drawings. There were a record high 170,000 hand-drawn pictures to animate the characters and it took the one and a half years for the 70 staff members to draw.
Cast
- Yuria Nara - Ponyo
- Hiroki Doi - Sosuke
- Joji Tokoro - Fujimoto
- Tomoko Yamaguchi - Lisa
- Yuki Amami - Grandmammare
- Kazushige Nagashima - Koichi
- Akiko Yano - Ponyo's Sisters
- Shinichi Hatori - Anchorman
- Tokie Hidari - Kayo
- Emi Hiraoka - Kumiko
- Rumi Hiragi - Young Mother
- Tomoko Naraoka - Yoshie
- Nozomi Ohashi - Karen
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki - Toki
Trailer (Korean version)
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Film Festivals
- 2008 (65th) Venice Film Festival - August 27th-September 6th - In Competition
- 2008 (41st) Sitges Film Festival - October 2nd-10th
Awards
- 2009 (32nd) Japan Academy Prize - February 20, 2009
- Animation of the Year
- Outstanding Achievement in Music - Joe Hisaishi
- 2009 (3rd) Asian Film Awards - March 23rd
- Best Composer (Joe Hisaishi)
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maneki hobbang Says:
Oct 31 2011 10:35 am
unbearably cute interactions between the kids. filled with universal themes and motifs as in all miyazaki films.