![]() ![]() Fujimoto, still worried, reminds her that if Sōsuke fails the test, Ponyo will turn into sea foam. Gran Mamare declares that if Sōsuke can pass a test, Ponyo can live as a human and the balance of nature will be restored. Fujimoto notices the moon appears to be falling out of its orbit and satellites are falling like shooting stars, symptoms of the dangerous imbalance of nature that now exists. Sōsuke's father, Kōichi, sees her traveling and recognizes her as the Goddess of Mercy. Gran Mamare arrives at Fujimoto's submarine. Lisa leaves after the tsunami subsides to check up on the residents of the nursing home where she works, promising Sōsuke that she will return home as soon as possible. His mother, Lisa, allows her to stay at their house. Ponyo goes back to Sōsuke, who is amazed and overjoyed to see her. The huge amount of magic that she releases into the ocean causes an imbalance in nature, resulting in a tsunami. Meanwhile, Ponyo, with the help of her sisters, breaks away from her father and inadvertently uses his magic to make herself human. Fujimoto forces her back into her true form and leaves to summon Ponyo's mother, Gran Mamare. She magically begins changing into a human, a power granted to her by Sōsuke's human blood that she licked. Ponyo refuses to let her father call her by her birth name, declaring her desire to be a human named Ponyo. He calls his wave spirits to recover her, leaving Sōsuke heartbroken and confused by what happened. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, a distraught Fujimoto searches frantically for his lost daughter whom he believes to have been kidnapped. Sōsuke names her Ponyo and promises to protect her. Brunhilde licks his blood, healing the wound almost instantly. While shattering the jar with a rock, Sōsuke cuts his finger. After an encounter with a fishing trawler, she becomes trapped in a glass jar and drifts to the shore of a small fishing town where she is rescued by a five-year-old boy named Sōsuke. While she and her siblings are on an outing with their father in his four-flippered submarine, Brunhilde sneaks off and floats away on the back of a jellyfish. It was produced by The Kennedy/Marshall Company and released by Walt Disney Pictures.įujimoto, a once-human wizard, lives underwater with his daughter Brunhilde and her numerous smaller sisters. It received critical acclaim for its uplifting themes, visual design, and simultaneous appeal towards young children and all audiences.Īn English-language version of the film was released on Augto 927 theatres across the U.S., the widest opening for a Studio Ghibli film in the U.S. It was a major commercial success, grossing over $204 million worldwide and becoming the fifth-highest-grossing anime film of all time. The film was originally released in Japan on Jby distributor Toho. As they bond with each other, Ponyo desires to become a human girl, against the devastating circumstances brought about by her acquisition and use of magic. The film tells the story of Ponyo, a goldfish who escapes from the ocean and is rescued by a five-year-old human boy, Sōsuke, after she is washed ashore while trapped in a glass jar. It is the eighth film Miyazaki directed for Studio Ghibli, and his tenth overall. The film stars Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima, Yūki Amami, George Tokoro, Rumi Hiiragi, Akiko Yano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Tomoko Naraoka. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by Toho. 'Ponyo on the Cliff') is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr.Ponyo ( Japanese: 崖の上のポニョ, Hepburn: Gake no Ue no Ponyo, lit.V - e - d Walt Disney home video releases ![]()
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