Name:
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Type:
Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Year of Production:
Original Japanese "2008" , English dubbing "2009"
Studio:
Studio Ghibli
Written, Directed, and Animated by:
Hayao Miyazaki (Also director of Spirited Away & Howl's Moving Castle. Also read he was the one behind 3adnan wa leenah عدنان ولينة -Not sure from this info)
Story:
The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father's magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo's father sends the ocean's mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo's dreams of becoming human.
The Characters:
Ponyo [The Gold Fish]
Sosuke [The 5 years Human Boy]
Fujimoto [Ponyo Father's]
Lisa [Sōsuke's mother]
Trailer:
Watch Ponyo - On The Cliff By The Sea- Official Trailer [HD]
Awards:
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year (2008)
- It received a special mention in the Venice Future Film Festival, for "the high artistic and expressive quality of animation able to give form to wonderful imagination of the worldwide cinema master"
- It won five awards at the 8th annual Tokyo Anime Awards. The awards included "Anime of the year" and "Best domestic feature". Miyazaki received the award for best director and best original story, and Noboru Yoshida received the award for best art direction.
- It won the awards for Animation of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Music at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize.
Rating:
7.9/10 [imdb]
My Review:
One of the most cute anime i ever watched... i liked the story, the graphic and ponyo she was so cute, actually she reminds me with my niece... same moves, same smile, same voice ... Cute... its a moive which all the family will enjoy...
My Rating:
8/10
and their mother too ^_^ ...