Description
Fans of Hayao Miyzaki's stunning animation can rejoice since the Japanese master still hasn't made good on his promises to retire. In this film, the story of "The Little Mermaid" is brought to modern-day Japan, where a small fish named Ponyo wants to live with a five-year-old boy named Sosuke.
Premiere:
09/12/2008 "Hayao Miyazaki's latest masterpiece, a delightfully sweet, extraordinarily imaginative LITTLE MERMAID-esque children's fantasy."A.V. Club:
08/13/2009 "[O]lder kids and even adults are unlikely to get bored, thanks to the story's unforced sweetness, giddy highs, and stunningly beautiful visuals." — Grade: AEntertainment Weekly:
08/21/2009 "[A]n emotionally profound, visually thrilling animated reimagining of the classic fairy tale THE LITTLE MERMAID..." — Grade: AUSA Today:
08/14/2009 3.5 stars out of 4 — With its ever shifting world and palpable sense of magic, PONYO captures the wonder of being a child....Miyaki is a master at interweaving reality and fantasy.Los Angeles Times:
08/14/2009 "PONYO begins not with the ordinary but with an extraordinary vision of a dazzling undersea world that is rich with visual wonders..."Chicago Sun-Times:
08/13/2009 4 stars out of 4 — "This poetic, visually breathtaking work by the greatest of all animators has such deep charm that adults and children will both be touched."Wall Street Journal:
08/14/2009 "[I]ts themes — the relationships between parent and child, between the young and the elderly, between friends, between man and nature — are large and fully realized."New York Times:
08/19/2009 "PONYO is the latest masterwork from Mr. Miyazaki....[The film] shares thematic and visual similarities with his earlier work, notably its emphasis on the natural world, its tumults and fragility."Rolling Stone:
09/03/2009 3.5 stars out of 4 — "[T]he delicate colors and hand-drawn, proudly 2-D images are breathtaking....Miyazaki works marvels."12/24/2009:
Chicago Sun-Times's Included inTotal Film:
01/26/2009 4 stars out of 5 — "With its pastel palette and loose line-work, Ponyo's handmade look fits the film's child-like spirit like a mitten."Empire:
02/05/2010 4 stars out of 5 — "There's a edgy beauty that sticks in the mind, most of all in the sequence where Miyazaki unleashes a raging tsunami on the Japanese shore."Sight and Sound:
03/01/2010 "The bravura animation, showing the massive magic waves crashing explosively against a coastal road, conveys the might of nature better than any dialogue."
CAST
| Cate Blanchett | Australian Actress |
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| Noah Cyrus | Voice |
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| Matt Damon | American actor, screenwriter, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) |
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| Tina Fey | Emmy-winning screenwriter/actress, MEAN GIRLS, 30 ROCK |
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| Frankie Jonas | Voice |
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| Cloris Leachman | Phyllis of TV's "Phyllis" & "Mary Tyler Moore Show" |
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| Lily Tomlin | American Actress/Comedienne |
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| Betty White | American actress, THE GOLDEN GIRLS, MARY TYLER MOORE |
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CREW
| Screenwriter | Hayao Miyazaki (Japanese director, SPIRITED AWAY) |
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| Composer | Joe Hisaishi (Composer) |
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| Executive Producer | John Lasseter (American director, TOY STORY) |
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| Additional Directing | Brad Lewis |
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| Additional Directing | Peter Sohn (Additional directing) |
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| Producer | Kathleen Kennedy (Producer) |
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| Producer | Frank Marshall (American Producer) |
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| Producer | Steve Alpert (Producer) |
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| Screenplay | Melissa Mathison |
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| Producer | Toshio Suzuki (Producer) |
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Video: Color
Original release:
103 min
, English (Original)
Weight factor: 1 item(s)
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| Area |
Runtime |
Box |
| Japan |
103 min |
(normal) |
| Rating |
G (MPAA)
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Catalog #: 4044461
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UPC: 786936791761 |
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Release NotesBlu-ray Disc Features: Region [unknown] Audio: English Subtitles - French, Spanish
Titles
| Title |
Category |
Language |
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Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
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Working Title |
English |
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