Ponyo
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Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year (2009)
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Golden Lion (2008)
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Box office
Grossed $202M worldwide, about 6.0 times its $34M budget
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Setting
Set in Japan
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Series
Part of the Studio Ghibli Feature Films series
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Music
Music by Joe Hisaishi
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Atsushi Okui
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Hayao MiyazakiWriter
- Original title
- 崖の上のポニョ
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 19, 2008
- Original language
- Japanese
- Budget
- $34M
- Revenue
- $202.4M
- Countries
- Japan
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Cast
Yuria KozukiPonyo (voice)
Hiroki DoiSosuke (voice)
George TokoroFujimoto (voice)
Tomoko YamaguchiRisa (voice)
Yuki AmamiGran Mamare (voice)
Kazushige NagashimaKoichi (voice)
Akiko YanoPonyo's Sister (voice)
Shin'ichi HatoriAnchorman (voice)
Tokie HidariKayo (voice)
Rumi HiiragiYoung Mother (voice)
Tomoko NaraokaYoshie (voice)
Kazuko YoshiyukiToki (voice)
Eimi HiraokaKumiko (voice)
Nozomi ŌhashiKaren (voice)
Akiko TakeguchiNoriko (voice)
Eiko Kanazawa(voice)
Akihiko Ishizumi(voice)
Tomie Kataoka(voice)
Shirou Saitou(voice)
Mutsumi Sasaki(voice)
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