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)

Comments

Comment #1
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.