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Ponyo (2009)
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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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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Genre:Animation, Fantasy, Family
Directed By:Hayao Miyazaki
Written By:Hayao Miyazaki
In Theaters:8/14/2009
Box Office:$202,404,009
Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Studio Ghibli, TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, The Walt Disney Company (Japan), Mitsubishi
Cast
Hayao Miyazaki
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Director
Yuria Kozuki
Ponyo (voice)
Hiroki Doi
Sosuke (voice)
George Tokoro
Fujimoto (voice)
Tomoko Yamaguchi
Risa (voice)
Yuki Amami
Gran Mamare (voice)
Kazushige Nagashima
Koichi (voice)
Akiko Yano
Ponyo's Sister (voice)
Shin'ichi Hatori
Anchorman (voice)
Tokie Hidari
Kayo (voice)
Rumi Hiiragi
Young Mother (voice)
Tomoko Naraoka
Yoshie (voice)
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