Ponyo

Year

2008

Duration

100 minutes

Genres

Action and Adventure, Animation, Family, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Language

Japanese

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Synopsis

One day little Sosuke is playing by the seashore when he finds a fish trapped in a jar. Except, Ponyo isn't just an ordinary fish. In fact, soon she isn't a fish at all, having turned herself into a little girl. Sosuke is happy because he has someone to play with, but there are suddenly great storms at sea that seem in some way to be connected to Ponyo's transformation. Made by the great Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, who is behind such classics as Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle - Ponyo is a magical and touching animated adventure that will prove entrancing to younger audiences.

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Hayao Miyazaki

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Contains very mild threat.

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