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Ponyo

Ponyo

Welcome to a world where anything is possible.

2008•1h 40m•7.8/10
AnimationFantasyFamily

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7.8/10(5K)

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.

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Production

Studio Ghibli, TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, The Walt Disney Company (Japan), Mitsubishi

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Yuria Kozuki

Yuria Kozuki

Ponyo (voice)

Hiroki Doi

Hiroki Doi

Sosuke (voice)

George Tokoro

George Tokoro

Fujimoto (voice)

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Risa (voice)

Yuki Amami

Yuki Amami

Gran Mamare (voice)

Kazushige Nagashima

Kazushige Nagashima

Koichi (voice)

Akiko Yano

Akiko Yano

Ponyo's Sister (voice)

Shin'ichi Hatori

Shin'ichi Hatori

Anchorman (voice)

Tokie Hidari

Tokie Hidari

Kayo (voice)

Rumi Hiiragi

Rumi Hiiragi

Young Mother (voice)

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

Yoshie (voice)

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Toki (voice)

Eimi Hiraoka

Eimi Hiraoka

Kumiko (voice)

Nozomi Ōhashi

Nozomi Ōhashi

Karen (voice)

Akiko Takeguchi

Akiko Takeguchi

Noriko (voice)

Eiko Kanazawa

Eiko Kanazawa

(voice)

Akihiko Ishizumi

Akihiko Ishizumi

(voice)

Tomie Kataoka

Tomie Kataoka

(voice)

Shirou Saitou

Shirou Saitou

(voice)

Mutsumi Sasaki

Mutsumi Sasaki

(voice)

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