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{{short description|2008 Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           =  Ponyo
| native_name    = {{Infobox Japanese
 | kanji         = 崖の上のポニョ
 | revhep        = Gake no Ue no Ponyo
}}
| image          = Ponyo.png

| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| alt            = Ponyo, in a jellyfish of sorts is looking outside. Behind her is three boats sailing in the sea near a cliff. Text below reveals the film's title and the credits.
| director       = [[Hayao Miyazaki]]
| producer       = [[Toshio Suzuki (producer)|Toshio Suzuki]]
| writer         = Hayao Miyazaki
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tomoko Yamaguchi]]
* [[Kazushige Nagashima]]
* [[Yūki Amami]]
* [[George Tokoro]]
* Yuria Nara
* Hiroki Doi
* [[Rumi Hiiragi]]
* [[Akiko Yano]]
* [[Kazuko Yoshiyuki]]
* [[Tomoko Naraoka]]<!-- These actors listed here are the ones listed on the film's original poster. Please do not add anyone else. Thank you. -->
}}
| music          = [[Joe Hisaishi]]
| cinematography = Atsushi Okui
| editing        = [[Takeshi Seyama]]
| studio         = [[Studio Ghibli]]
| distributor    = [[Toho]]<!-- Only the distributor from where the film originated from is allowed in the infobox, do not add Disney, GKIDS or any international distributor to this. -->
| released       = {{Film date|2008|7|19}}
| runtime        = 101 minutes<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/ponyo-2008 | title=''Ponyo (2008)'' | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=2 February 2010 | access-date=25 April 2020 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216042836/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/ponyo-2008 | archive-date=February 16, 2020 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
| budget         = [[Japanese yen|¥]]3.4 billion<br />([[United States dollar|US$]]34 million)
| gross          = [[United States dollar|US$]]205.9 million<ref name="bom">{{cite web |title = Ponyo (2009) |url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0876563/ |website = [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date = August 4, 2024 |archive-date = July 10, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210710195337/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0876563/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Ponyo'''''|崖の上のポニョ|Gake no Ue no Ponyo|lead=yes|{{lit|Ponyo on the Cliff}}}}{{efn|name=genre|Early press information gave the English title of the film as '''''Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea'''''<ref>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea|url=https://encodeur.movidone.com/getimage/nz1ejyOEgDO6YvZPnrHMuPkFDlwm3p0E2LYQPiGUUBAkJK_fySauKiF_NuCg2QK6vcjIlq-iD6fmH8RJCwjtSqTe7i-W7GR8ljzNS2GsxHz6-aLOo-GD3UPPOZtFpym5E5F_ZlMp7iDEIRoo_L4DvTEYpWo2xFVkBKE-RYK1AQwCL773X3p3eNZMrXoeI_ojVpBpLX8r3A5njrJBdMUNl1SP|date=2008|access-date=January 22, 2019|archive-date=January 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122195522/https://encodeur.movidone.com/getimage/nz1ejyOEgDO6YvZPnrHMuPkFDlwm3p0E2LYQPiGUUBAkJK_fySauKiF_NuCg2QK6vcjIlq-iD6fmH8RJCwjtSqTe7i-W7GR8ljzNS2GsxHz6-aLOo-GD3UPPOZtFpym5E5F_ZlMp7iDEIRoo_L4DvTEYpWo2xFVkBKE-RYK1AQwCL773X3p3eNZMrXoeI_ojVpBpLX8r3A5njrJBdMUNl1SP|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=singofficial>{{Cite web|url=http://encorefilms.com/ponyo|title=Encore Films "PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA"|access-date=January 22, 2019|archive-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010522/http://encorefilms.com/ponyo/|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} is a 2008 [[Anime|Japanese animated]] [[fantasy film]] written and directed by [[Hayao Miyazaki]]. It was animated by [[Studio Ghibli]] for the [[Nippon Television Network]], [[Dentsu]], [[Hakuhodo DY Media Partners]], [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista Home Entertainment]], [[Mitsubishi Corporation|Mitsubishi]], and distributed by [[Toho]]. The film stars Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, [[Tomoko Yamaguchi]], [[Kazushige Nagashima]], [[Yūki Amami]], [[George Tokoro]], [[Rumi Hiiragi]], [[Akiko Yano]], [[Kazuko Yoshiyuki]] and [[Tomoko Naraoka]]. It is the eighth film Miyazaki directed for Studio Ghibli, and his tenth overall.

The film tells the story of Ponyo, a [[goldfish]] who escapes from the ocean and is helped by a five-year-old human boy, Sōsuke, after she is washed ashore while trapped in a glass jar. As they bond with each other, Ponyo desires to become a human girl, against the devastating circumstances brought about by her acquisition and use of magic.

The film was originally released in Japan on July 19, 2008, by distributor Toho. It was a major commercial success, grossing over $204 million worldwide and becoming the [[List of highest-grossing anime films|eighth-highest-grossing anime film of all time]]. It received critical acclaim for its uplifting themes, visual design, and simultaneous appeal towards young children and all audiences.

An English-language version of the film was released on August 14, 2009, to 927 theatres across the U.S., the widest opening for a Studio Ghibli film in the U.S. It was produced by [[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]] and released by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] through their [[Walt Disney Pictures]] banner.

==Plot==
Fujimoto, a [[Magician (fantasy)|wizard]] who was once a human, lives underwater with his daughter Brunhilde and her numerous smaller sisters, who are goldfish-like creatures with human faces. While she and her siblings are on an outing with their father in his four-flippered [[submarine]], Brunhilde sneaks off and floats away on the back of a [[jellyfish]]. After an encounter with a [[fishing trawler]], she becomes trapped in a glass jar and drifts to the shore of a small fishing town where she is rescued by a five-year-old boy named Sōsuke. While shattering the jar with a rock, Sōsuke cuts his finger. Brunhilde licks his blood, healing the wound almost instantly. Sōsuke names her Ponyo and promises to protect her. Meanwhile, a distraught Fujimoto searches frantically for his lost daughter whom he believes to have been kidnapped. He calls his wave spirits to recover her, leaving Sōsuke heartbroken and confused by what happened. This causes a major typhoon-like storm across southern Japan.

Ponyo refuses to let her father call her by her birth name, declaring her desire to be a human named Ponyo. She magically begins changing into a human, a power granted to her by Sōsuke's human blood that she licked. Fujimoto forces her back into her true form and leaves to summon Ponyo's mother, Gran Mamare. Meanwhile, Ponyo, with the help of her sisters, breaks away from her father and inadvertently uses his magic to make herself human. The huge amount of magic that she releases into the ocean causes an imbalance in nature, resulting in a [[tsunami]]. Ponyo goes back to Sōsuke, who is amazed and overjoyed to see her. His mother, Lisa, allows her to stay at their house. Lisa leaves after the tsunami subsides to check up on the residents of the nursing home where she works, promising Sōsuke that she will return home as soon as possible.

Gran Mamare arrives at Fujimoto's submarine. Sōsuke's father, Kōichi, sees her traveling and recognizes her as the [[Guanyin|Goddess of Mercy]]. Fujimoto notices the moon appears to be falling out of its orbit and [[satellite]]s are falling like shooting stars, symptoms of the dangerous imbalance of nature that now exists. Gran Mamare reassures him, and declares that if Sōsuke can pass a test, Ponyo can live as a human and the [[balance of nature]] will be restored. Fujimoto, still worried, reminds her that if Sōsuke fails the test, Ponyo will turn into sea foam.

The next day, Sōsuke and Ponyo find that most of the land around the house has been covered by the ocean. Since it is impossible for Lisa to come home, the two decide to find her. With Ponyo's magic, they make Sōsuke's [[Pop pop boat|pop-pop boat]] bigger to traverse the waters, seeing marine life from the Late [[Devonian]] period and more people on boats. When they reach the forest, however, Ponyo tires and falls asleep, and the boat slowly reverts to its original size. Sōsuke drags Ponyo to the shore, where he finds Lisa's abandoned car. As they continue walking, Ponyo mysteriously reverts to her fish form. Meanwhile, Gran Mamare grants Lisa and the residents of the nursing home the temporary ability to breathe in water. Ponyo and Sōsuke encounter Fujimoto, who warns the boy about the imbalance of nature and begs him to return Ponyo to him. Despite their attempt to escape, Fujimoto captures them and transports them to the protected nursing home.

Sōsuke reunites with Lisa and meets Gran Mamare, with whom Lisa has just had a long private conversation. Gran Mamare asks him if he can love Ponyo whether she is a fish or human; Sōsuke confirms that he does. She then informs her daughter that she must relinquish her magical powers if she decides to permanently transform into a human. Ponyo agrees, and she is encased in a bubble given to Sōsuke, who is instructed to kiss it to complete Ponyo's transformation, as the balance of nature is restored. The previously stranded ships head back to port. Fujimoto respects his daughter's choice, having decided he can trust Sōsuke. Ponyo then joyfully jumps high in the air and kisses Sōsuke, completing her transformation as a human.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character name
! Japanese voice actor<ref name="officialsite_credit">{{cite web |url=http://www.ghibli.jp/ponyo/press/credit/005023.html |script-title=ja:映画「崖の上のポニョ」公式サイト - 作品のクレジット |language=ja |publisher=[[Studio Ghibli]] |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119205526/http://www.ghibli.jp/ponyo/press/credit/005023.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! English voice actor<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Ponyo |type=Film |publisher=[[Studio Ghibli]] |year=2008 |people=Miyazaki, Hayao (director)}}</ref>
|-
| {{nihongo|Ponyo|ポニョ}} || Yuuri Nara || [[Noah Cyrus]]
|-
| {{nihongo|Sōsuke|宗介}} || {{ill|Hiroki Doi|ja|土井洋輝}} || [[Frankie Jonas]]
|-
| {{nihongo|Lisa|リサ|Risa}} || [[Tomoko Yamaguchi]] || [[Tina Fey]]
|-
| {{nihongo|Kōichi|耕一}} || [[Kazushige Nagashima]] || [[Matt Damon]]
|-
| {{nihongo|Gran Mamare|グランマンマーレ}} || [[Yūki Amami]] || [[Cate Blanchett]]
|-
| {{nihongo|Fujimoto|フジモト}} || [[George Tokoro]] || [[Liam Neeson]]
|-
| Ponyo's sisters || colspan=2 style="text-align: center;"| [[Akiko Yano]]
|-
| {{nihongo|Toki|トキ}} || [[Kazuko Yoshiyuki]] || [[Lily Tomlin]]
|-
| {{nihongo|Yoshie|ヨシエ}} || [[Tomoko Naraoka]] || [[Betty White]]
|-
| {{nihongo|Noriko|ノリコ}} || [[Tokie Hidari]] || [[Cloris Leachman]]
|-
| {{nihongo|Kumiko|クミコ }} || Emi Hiraoka || Jennessa Rose
|-
|}

==Production==
===Development===
[[File:Tomonoura01sb1890.jpg|thumb|The setting for ''Ponyo'' was inspired by the real-life town of [[Tomonoura]] in Japan.]]
Hayao Miyazaki, the film's director and writer, was prompted to create ''Ponyo'' after producer [[Toshio Suzuki (producer)|Toshio Suzuki]] suggested he make a film aimed at children, noting the success of ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' (2004).{{sfn|Tsuchiya|2008|loc=26:30}} The film would be created from a mixture of real-world and fictional influences, combined with a desire to implement new art and animation approaches developed by other Studio Ghibli staff in a feature-length film.{{sfn|Ghibli|2009|p=16}} In 2004 and 2005, Miyazaki spent time in [[Tomonoura]], a seaside town in [[Setonaikai National Park]], where he familiarised himself with its community and environment. His experience in Tomonoura established the kind of setting he wanted for his next film.{{sfn|Arakawa|2009|loc=35:50}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20080306-OHT1T00058.htm |script-title=ja:宮崎駿監督最新作「崖の上のポニョ」イラスト独占入手 |publisher=報知新聞 |language=ja |date=March 6, 2008 |access-date=September 18, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080804055052/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20080306-OHT1T00058.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = August 4, 2008}}</ref> During his time there, he read the complete works of [[Natsume Sōseki]]. He took particular interest in ''[[The Gate (novel)|The Gate]]'', a book involving a character named Sōsuke who lived at the bottom of a cliff. This provided him more concrete ideas for characters and settings.{{sfn|Tsuchiya|2008|loc=13:40}} Initially, Miyazaki solely considered the concept of a film that would depict a stormy sea with "waves higher than the house on a hillside". He later created the character Ponyo, a name he thought of as an [[onomatopoeia]] of what "soft, squishy softness" feels like when touched.<ref name="AICN_interview_20090803">{{cite web |last = Prokopy |first = Steve |title = Comic-Con '09: Capone Chats With The Mighty Hayao Miyazaki about his Latest, PONYO!! |work = [[Ain't It Cool News]] |date = August 3, 2009 |url = https://www.aintitcool.com/node/41918 |access-date = August 3, 2009 |archive-date = August 5, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090805155751/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41918 |url-status = live }}</ref> Miyazaki recalled that as a nine-year-old he borrowed a copy of [[Hans Christian Andersen|Hans Christian Andersen's]] "[[The Little Mermaid]]" from his neighbour, and that while he was reading it, he had difficulty accepting its premise that its protagonist did not have a soul.{{sfn|Kanazawa|2008|loc=00:10}}

When preparing pre-production materials, Miyazaki hit a creative block before visiting the [[Tate Britain]] art museum, where he found himself startled by an 1852 painting named ''[[Ophelia (painting)|Ophelia]]'' done by English painter [[John Everett Millais]] and its attention to detail. He remarked, "I thought, my work is shoddy compared to those artists. I was just astonished. At that point, it became clear to me. Our animation style could not go on as before."{{sfn|Arakawa|2009}} At the time [[Katsuya Kondō]], Miyazaki's colleague, had been the animation director of ''[[Looking for a Home (film)|House Hunting]]'' (2006), a 12-minute short film made for screening at the [[Ghibli Museum]]. The short used solid and simple lines, and largely used hand-drawn animation. During the production of the short, Kondō had discussed the possibility of producing a feature-length film like this. Kondō accepted an offer to work on the next Studio Ghibli feature film soon after completing the short, identifying an opportunity to progress the ideas behind ''House Hunting'' with more consideration to story.{{sfn|Ghibli|2009|p=19}}

Production of ''Ponyo'' began in May 2006. Kondō was given the role of animation supervisor, and worked closely with Miyazaki in outlining a set of goals that defined the direction of the project, including the use of [[traditional animation]] throughout production.{{sfn|Ghibli|2009|p=16}} Borrowing from Kondō's experience in animating ''House Hunting'', ''Ponyo'' would use solid and simple lines; in isolating basic animation elements, the film would aim to demonstrate the advantages of hand drawn animation through the depiction of motion that cannot be reproduced in any other medium.{{sfn|Ghibli|2009|p=16}}{{sfn|Ghibli|2009|p=19}} An example of the simple style is when Miyazaki painted a picture of Ponyo riding on a flock of fish, called "Ponyo is Here", which was inspired by him listening to "[[Ride of the Valkyries]]" while writing a letter to his staff about going with a more elemental style. This would later become a scene in the film.{{sfn|Arakawa|2009|loc=22:10-24:05; 25:12-27:59}} In normal productions, animating a sailing [[ship]] would usually involve drawing one cel and sliding it across the frame, which would fix it in a predefined perspective and direction. Miyazaki, however, wanted the ships that appeared in ''Ponyo'' to be drawn frame-by-frame.{{sfn|Ghibli|2009|p=23}} A few previous Studio Ghibli films used [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI), the earliest being ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' (1997).{{sfn|Tsuchiya|2008|loc=08:20}} For the production of ''Ponyo'' however, the computer graphics section at the studio was closed to prioritize hand-drawn animation.<ref name="awn">{{cite web |last1=Desowitz |first1=Bill |title=Character Designer Katsuya Kondo Talks 'Ponyo' |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/character-designer-katsuya-kondo-talks-ponyo |website=[[Animation World Network]] |access-date=27 April 2020 |date=August 7, 2009 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806074752/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/character-designer-katsuya-kondo-talks-ponyo |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some elements of the film were inspired by [[Richard Wagner]]'s opera ''[[Die Walküre]]''.<ref name="officialsite_keywords">{{cite web |url=http://www.ghibli.jp/ponyo/press/keyword/ |script-title=ja:崖の上のポニョ公式サイト キーワード |language=ja |publisher=Studio Ghibli |access-date=July 21, 2008 |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101072425/http://www.ghibli.jp/ponyo/press/keyword/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ponyo's birth name, Brunhilde, is a deliberate reference to the eldest of the nine legendary Valkyrie and Wagner's Brünnhilde. The music also makes reference to Wagner's opera. The character of Sōsuke is based on Miyazaki's son [[Gorō Miyazaki]] when he was five.<ref name=ghibli>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghibliworld.com/news.html#1903 |title=The Ultimate Ghibli Collection Site—NEWS & UPDATES |publisher=GhibliWorld.com |access-date=May 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206090310/http://www.ghibliworld.com/news.html#1903 |archive-date=December 6, 2008 }}</ref>

Miyazaki wanted his next film to be a sequel to ''Ponyo'', but producer [[Toshio Suzuki (producer)|Toshio Suzuki]] convinced him to make ''[[The Wind Rises]]'' instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-01/producer/miyazaki-wanted-to-make-ponyo-2-instead-of-the-wind-rises|title=Producer: Miyazaki Wanted to Make 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea II' Instead of The Wind Rises|date=March 1, 2014|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 2, 2014|archive-date=December 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220060837/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-01/producer/miyazaki-wanted-to-make-ponyo-2-instead-of-the-wind-rises|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music===
[[File:Ohashi nozomi.jpg|thumb|[[Nozomi Ōhashi]], January 2009, who also voices Karen in the original Japanese version]]
''Ponyo''{{'}}s eponymous theme song, "[[Gake no Ue no Ponyo (song)|Gake no Ue no Ponyo]]", was released ahead of the film on December 5, 2007, performed by [[Fujioka Fujimaki]] (a duo consisting of Takaaki Fujioka and Naoya Fujimaki who are known for their underground band ''Marichans'' from the 1970s) and eight-year-old [[Nozomi Ōhashi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/newspro/latestnews_headlines-archive-10-2007.html |title=October 8, 2007 Radio Ghibli, "Ponyo" Theme Song |publisher=Nausicaa.net |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=February 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218032043/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/newspro/latestnews_headlines-archive-10-2007.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It entered the top 100 on the [[Oricon]] Weekly Charts on July 14, then rose to 24th on July 21, then 6th on July 28, and after the release of the film it ranked 3rd on August 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/56763/full/ |script-title=ja:ポニョ主題歌、ジブリ曲で歴代最高3位＆「ツトム君」以来約32年ぶり快挙 |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=August 3, 2008 |archive-date=December 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206130619/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/56763/full/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By the end of 2008, it was ranked as the 14th highest selling single on the Oricon Yearly Charts. Ōhashi was also the youngest participant in the [[59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen]], beating [[Cute (Japanese idol group)|Cute]]'s [[Mai Hagiwara]]'s record at age 11. Afterward, Ōhashi announced her unit with Fujioka Fujimaki was disbanding.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/nozomi-ohashi-shines-as-little-star-of-59th-red-and-white-singing-contest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605132853/http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/nozomi-ohashi-shines-as-little-star-of-59th-red-and-white-singing-contest |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |newspaper=Japan Today |title=Nozomi Ōhashi shines as little star of 59th Red and White Singing Contest |access-date=January 15, 2009 }}</ref>

An English-translated pop version of the theme was recorded by Jonas and Cyrus to tie in with the film's English release. The theme plays over the second half of the English version's closing credits; the first half is a translated version of the theme rather than a remix.<ref>{{Citation |title=Noah Cyrus, Frankie Jonas - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea Album Reviews, Songs & More |website=[[AllMusic]] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ponyo-on-the-cliff-by-the-sea-mw0002257914 |access-date=2023-07-17 |language=en |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717205717/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ponyo-on-the-cliff-by-the-sea-mw0002257914 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film score of ''Ponyo'' was composed by [[Joe Hisaishi]], Miyazaki's regular collaborator. The score album, published on compact disc in Japan by [[Tokuma Shoten|Tokuma Japan Communications]],<ref name="moviemusic">{{cite web |url=http://moviemusicuk.us/2008/08/15/ponyo-on-the-cliff-gake-no-ue-no-ponyo-joe-hisaishi/ |title=Movie Music UK: Ponyo on the Cliff |date=August 16, 2008 |publisher=Moviemusicuk.us |access-date=October 19, 2010 |archive-date=February 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206063635/http://moviemusicuk.us/2008/08/15/ponyo-on-the-cliff-gake-no-ue-no-ponyo-joe-hisaishi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in South Korea by [[Pony Canyon|Pony Canyon Korea]]<ref>{{cite web|title=''Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea'' OST (Korea Version)|url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/1014387374-0-0-0-en/info.html|publisher=YesAsia.com|access-date=August 4, 2010|archive-date=October 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008101654/http://www.yesasia.com/global/1014387374-0-0-0-en/info.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and throughout Europe by Germany-based label Colosseum,<ref>{{cite web|title=''Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea'' CAS 8508.2|url=http://www.colosseum.de/product_info.php/info/2204.html|publisher=Colosseum Music Entertainment|access-date=August 4, 2010|date=February 2, 2009|archive-date=July 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718215215/http://www.colosseum.de/product_info.php/info/2204.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> received a great deal of press in the West, including positive reviews from several veteran film music reviewers.<ref name="moviemusic" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/ponyo_cliff.html |title=Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea |publisher=Filmtracks |date=July 22, 2008 |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=March 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305105340/http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/ponyo_cliff.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Distribution==
===Japan===
The film was released by [[Toho]] on July 19, 2008, in theatres across Japan on 481 screens—a record for a domestic film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jMHO-3HqYRcOGOQM_zvYhipP2F1w |publisher=AFP |title=Animator Miyazaki's new film hits screens in Japan |access-date=July 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801094304/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jMHO-3HqYRcOGOQM_zvYhipP2F1w |archive-date=August 1, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20080718TDY16001.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530180710/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20080718TDY16001.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 30, 2012 |title='Ponyo' a taste of magic |publisher=Daily Yomiuri Online |access-date=July 19, 2008}}</ref><!--This dead link can not be retrieved/replaced by using Wayback Internet Archive--><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.varietyjapan.com/news/movie_dom/2k1u7d0000066m7o.html |publisher=Variety Japan |title=『崖の上のポニョ』"千尋超え"目指し順風な船出 |access-date=July 21, 2008 |archive-date=September 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907074627/http://www.varietyjapan.com/news/movie_dom/2k1u7d0000066m7o.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="variety">{{cite web |url=http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6515/1/ |publisher=Variety Asia |title="Ponyo" opening leaves room for debate |access-date=July 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726003800/http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6515/1/ |archive-date=July 26, 2008 }}</ref> As it had beaten ''[[Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior]]'' (which had opened on the same day). It grossed ¥10 billion ($91 million) in its first month of release,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20080829-OYT1T00574.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080905193004/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20080829-OYT1T00574.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2008 |script-title=ja:「崖の上のポニョ」観客動員、４１日間で１０００万人突破 |language=ja |publisher=Yomiuri Online |access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref> and a total of ¥15.0 billion ($153.1 million) as of November 9, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2008&wk=45&p=.htm |title=boxofficemojo |publisher=boxofficemojo |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607182846/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2008&wk=45&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="jpn">{{cite web  |url=http://www.japannewsreview.com/entertainment/movies/20080725page_id=4388 |title='Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea' brings in 15 billion yen during opening weekend  |publisher=Japan News Review  |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728064638/http://www.japannewsreview.com/entertainment/movies/20080725page_id=4388 |archive-date=2008-07-28 }}</ref>

[[Tokyo Anime Fair]] chose ''Ponyo'' as Animation of the Year of 2008, as revealed in a press release by [[Anime News Network]].

The film was released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] by [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] on July 3, 2009, and on [[Blu-ray]] on December 8, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=スタジオジブリNEWリリースラインナップ |trans-title=Studio Ghibli new release lineup |url=http://disney-studio.jp/ghibli/special/lineup/ponyo.jsp |publisher=[[Disney]] |access-date=2024-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815054006/http://disney-studio.jp/ghibli/special/lineup/ponyo.jsp |archive-date=2010-08-15 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Ponyo'' was the last Studio Ghibli film and last anime as a whole to be released on VHS, and the first Studio Ghibli film to be released on Blu-ray, although several Ghibli documentaries had been released on the format by Disney Japan prior to the release.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ponyo BD to ship in Japan with English subs on December 8 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-31/ponyo-bd-to-ship-in-japan-with-english-subs-on-december-8 |date=2009-08-31 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2024-04-04 |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226162556/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-31/ponyo-bd-to-ship-in-japan-with-english-subs-on-december-8 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===International===
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''Ponyo'' was released in the U.S. and Canada on August 14, 2009, by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] through their [[Walt Disney Pictures]] banner and [[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]], opening at a wide release at 927 theaters across America, which is by far the widest release for a Studio Ghibli film ever in the U.S., as compared to other Miyazaki films (''[[Spirited Away]]'' opened in 26 theaters, ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' opened in 36 theaters, and ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' opened in 38 theaters).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-15/miyazaki-ponyo-brings-in-us$1.2-million-on-friday|work=Anime News Network|title=Miyazaki's Ponyo Brings in US$1.2 Million on Friday|access-date=August 15, 2009|date=August 15, 2009|archive-date=August 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817010622/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-15/miyazaki-ponyo-brings-in-us$1.2-million-on-friday|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film's English dub was directed by [[John Lasseter]], [[Brad Lewis]] and [[Peter Sohn]] of [[Pixar]] and produced by [[Frank Marshall (film producer)|Frank Marshall]], [[Hayao Miyazaki]], John Lasseter, [[Steve Alpert]], and [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]]; the English script was written by [[Melissa Mathison]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-24/ghibli-ponyo-dated-for-august-14-in-u.s-theaters|publisher=Ghibli's|title=Ponyo Dated for August 14 in U.S. Theaters|access-date=March 25, 2009|date=March 24, 2009|archive-date=March 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327065855/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-24/ghibli-ponyo-dated-for-august-14-in-u.s-theaters|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/disney-picks-up-ponyo-for-aug-release/ |title=Disney picks up Ponyo for an August Release |access-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009235323/http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/disney-picks-up-ponyo-for-aug-release/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2009, there were multiple pre-screenings of the film in California. Miyazaki traveled to America to promote this film by speaking at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], and [[San Diego Comic-Con]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/movies/09miyazaki.html|title=Hayao Miyazaki, Anime Master, to Visit San Diego Comic-Con - NYTimes.com|last=Cieply|first=Michael|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 8, 2009|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=January 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129011427/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/movies/09miyazaki.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] released the film on DVD and Blu-ray on March 2, 2010, as the first film produced by Ghibli or directed by either Miyazaki or Takahata to be released on Blu-ray in America.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Chris |date=2010-03-06 |title=Ponyo Blu-ray Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/05/ponyo-blu-ray-review |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717205717/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/05/ponyo-blu-ray-review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-10 |title=Ponyo Brings the Magic of Miyazaki to DVD and Blu-ray on March 2nd |url=https://movieweb.com/ponyo-brings-the-magic-of-miyazaki-to-dvd-and-blu-ray-on-march-2nd/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=MovieWeb |language=en |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717205717/https://movieweb.com/ponyo-brings-the-magic-of-miyazaki-to-dvd-and-blu-ray-on-march-2nd/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[GKIDS]] re-issued the film on Blu-ray and DVD on October 17, 2017, under a new deal with Studio Ghibli.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/gkids-studio-ghibli-ink-home-entertainment-deal-1021746|title=Gkids, Studio Ghibli Ink Home Entertainment Deal|author=Carolyn Giardina|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803090028/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/gkids-studio-ghibli-ink-home-entertainment-deal-1021746|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ponyo was released in Southeast Asia on January 1, 2009.<ref name="singofficial" />

The film was re-released from March 25 to 28, 2018, for its 10th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponyo to Kickoff Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 |url=https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/ponyo-to-kickoff-studio-ghibli-fest-2018 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=[[Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.]] |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715195741/https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/ponyo-to-kickoff-studio-ghibli-fest-2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==

===Box office===
On its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, it made $3,585,852 on 927 screens, which is a per screen average of $3,868.<ref name="bom" /> It also opened at number nine at the United States and Canada box office.<ref name="bom" /> The film made a total of $15,743,471 in the United States and Canada and $187,461,411 in other countries for a worldwide total of $203,204,882.<ref name="bom" /> It was released on DVD and [[Blu-ray]], as well as a DVD/Plush Toy pack, on March 2, 2010.

===Critical response===
''Ponyo'' received critical acclaim.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCurry |first=Justin |date=2009-08-14 |title=Ponyo: can a Japanese fantasy finally animate US audiences? |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/14/ponyo-miyazaki-anime-us-release |access-date=2023-10-25 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208210056/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/14/ponyo-miyazaki-anime-us-release |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-02 |title=Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett and Lily Tomlin give their voices to "Ponyo" |url=https://afterellen.com/tina-fey-cate-blanchett-and-lily-tomlin-give-their-voices-to-ponyo/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=[[AfterEllen]] |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208210056/https://afterellen.com/tina-fey-cate-blanchett-and-lily-tomlin-give-their-voices-to-ponyo/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=Monthly Manga Anthology Shonen Jump Joins Art, Science Fiction and Biographical Releases to Make for Unique Gift Ideas this Holiday Season from Viz Media |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-11-18/shonen-jump-joins-art-science-fiction-and-biographical-releasesfor-unique-gift-ideas |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |language=en |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208210056/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-11-18/shonen-jump-joins-art-science-fiction-and-biographical-releasesfor-unique-gift-ideas |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ceballos |first=Breana |date=2022-07-30 |title=Ponyo Deserves to Be in the Top 5 Studio Ghibli Films - Here's Why |url=https://www.cbr.com/ponyo-most-underrated-studio-ghibli-film/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821215734/https://www.cbr.com/ponyo-most-underrated-studio-ghibli-film/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Schilling |date=2008-07-21 |title="Ponyo" opening leaves room for debate |url=http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6515/1/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080726003800/http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6515/1/#selection-825.9-825.21 |archive-date=2008-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-07-28 |title='Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea' brings in 15 billion yen during opening weekend |url=https://www.japannewsreview.com/entertainment/movies/20080725page_id=4388 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728064638/http://www.japannewsreview.com/entertainment/movies/20080725page_id=4388 |archive-date=2008-07-28 |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Japan News Review |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seitz |first=Matt Zoller |date=2009-12-30 |title=Directors of the decade: No. 2: Miyazaki & Pixar |url=https://www.salon.com/2009/12/30/seitz_miyazaki/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=[[Salon.com|Salon]] |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121181928/https://www.salon.com/2009/12/30/seitz_miyazaki/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} [[Rotten Tomatoes]] compiled 174 reviews and determined that 91% were positive, with an average score of 7.6/10. The critics consensus on the website states, "While not Miyazaki's best film, ''Ponyo'' is a visually stunning fairy tale that's a sweetly poetic treat for children and Miyazaki fans of all ages."<ref>{{cite web |title = Ponyo (2009) |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ponyo/ |website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date = October 25, 2023 |archive-date = October 20, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231020034950/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ponyo |url-status = live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on 29 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |title = Ponyo |url = http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/ponyo |website = [[Metacritic]] |access-date = April 1, 2022 |archive-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100701190950/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/ponyo |url-status = dead }}</ref>

''[[The Japan Times]]'' gave the film four out of five stars, praised its simple thematic elements and its visual scheme, and compared the film to Miyazaki's classic animation ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080711a1.html|title=It's kids' play for anime king|newspaper=The [[Japan Times]]|date=July 11, 2008|access-date=July 28, 2008|archive-date=September 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907152247/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080711a1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Anime Diet'' cited the quality of the translation, noting, "The story and the core of the film was communicated more than adequately through the professional dub and it did not get in the way of the sheer delight and joy that Miyazaki wanted to convey." Citing "slight pacing problems," it gave ''Ponyo'' a rating of 88%.<ref name="Anime Diet">{{cite web|url=http://animediet.net/anime-reviews/review-ponyo-dub-88|title=Review: Ponyo Dub, 88%|date=July 27, 2009|publisher=Anime Diet|access-date=August 18, 2009|archive-date=June 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612163758/http://animediet.net/anime-reviews/review-ponyo-dub-88|url-status=live}}</ref>

Critics at the Venice International Film Festival generally had high praise.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/film/critica/Venezia/350112?speciale=venezia2008 |title=Ponyo on Cliff by the sea - Recensioni dalla Critica - Trovacinema - Repubblica |language=it |newspaper=La Repubblica |access-date=September 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912223432/http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/film/critica/Venezia/350112?speciale=venezia2008 |archive-date=September 12, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sorrisi.com/sorrisi/diretta/art023001043227.jsp |title=65ª Mostra internazionale del Cinema |language=it |access-date=September 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908005158/http://www.sorrisi.com/sorrisi/diretta/art023001043227.jsp |archive-date=September 8, 2008 }}</ref> Wendy Ide of ''[[The Times]]'' said ''Ponyo'' "is as chaotic and exuberant as a story told by a hyperactive toddler," and gave it 4 stars out of 5.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article4653020.ece |title=Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea |author=Wendy Ide |newspaper=The Times |access-date=September 1, 2008 |location=London |date=September 1, 2008 |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616042634/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article4653020.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film four out of four stars, stating that, "There is a word to describe ''Ponyo'', and that word is magical. This poetic, visually breathtaking work by the greatest of all animators has such deep charm that adults and children will both be touched. It's wonderful and never even seems to try: It unfolds fantastically."<ref>{{cite news |date=August 12, 2009 |author=Roger Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Miyazaki's magical friendship: A little boy and a goldfish |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ponyo-2009 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506233312/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ponyo-2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Awards===
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The film was rated #2 on [[Dentsu]]'s list of "2008 Hit Products in Japan", after the [[Wii]] console.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206143508/http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20081127p2a00m0na013000c.html|archive-date=December 6, 2008|url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20081127p2a00m0na013000c.html|title=This year's Big in Japan: consumers rank 2008's attention-grabbing products |publisher=mdn.mainichi.jp|access-date=November 15, 2015 }}</ref>

''Ponyo'' was an entrant in the [[65th Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|author=David Gritten Published: 12:01AM BST August 31, 2008 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/08/31/bfmiyazaki131.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902012126/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/08/31/bfmiyazaki131.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 2, 2008 |title=telegraph |publisher=telegraph |date=August 31, 2008 |access-date=May 20, 2010 | location=London}}</ref> It received a special mention in the [[Bologna]] Future Film Festival, for "the high artistic and expressive quality of animation able to give form to wonderful imagination of the worldwide cinema master".<ref name="future_film_festival_2008_mention">{{cite web |url=http://www.futurefilmfestival.org/intl/2008/09/05/future-film-festival-digital-award-at-65th-venice-film-festival/ |title=Future Film Festival Digital Award at 65th Venice Film Festival |publisher=Future Film Festival |access-date=October 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503105254/http://www.futurefilmfestival.org/intl/2008/09/05/future-film-festival-digital-award-at-65th-venice-film-festival/ |archive-date=May 3, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2009, ''Ponyo'' won five awards at the 8th annual [[Tokyo Anime Award]]s. 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.<ref name=taw2009>[https://variety.com/2009/digital/features/miyazaki-s-ponyo-tops-anime-awards-1118000419/|Miyazaki's 'Ponyo' tops anime awards], Schilling, Mark, Variety (February 20, 2009)</ref>

The film won the awards for [[Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year|Animation of the Year]] and Outstanding Achievement in Music at the [[32nd Japan Academy Prize]].<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">{{cite web | title=Ponyo, DMC Won Japan Academy Awards on Friday | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-23/ponyo-dmc-won-japan-academy-awards-on-friday | work=[[Anime News Network]] | date=February 23, 2009 | access-date=2009-07-17 | archive-date=January 19, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119205526/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-23/ponyo-dmc-won-japan-academy-awards-on-friday | url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
* {{cite episode|first=Kaku|last=Arakawa|title=Ponyo Is Here|series=10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki|network=[[NHK]]|number=1|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/3004569/|date=2019|ref={{harvid|Arakawa|2009}}}}
* <cite id="CITEREFKanazawa2008">Kanazawa, Makoto (2008). "Interview with Hayao Miyazaki" special feature. ''Ponyo'' (Blu-ray). StudioCanal. Interview on June 30, 2008.</cite>
* {{cite book|title=The Art of Ponyo|publisher=Viz Media|isbn=978-1-4215-3064-2|author=Studio Ghibli|year=2009|ref={{harvid|Ghibli|2009}}}}
* <cite id="CITEREFTsuchiya2008">Tsuchiya, Toshio (2008). "Interview with Toshio Suzuki" special feature. ''Ponyo'' (Blu-ray). StudioCanal. [[Nippon TV]] "Dai2" interview on May 21, 2008.</cite>
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/29/japan-animation-natural-disaster-sotinel |title=Japan's fantasy films act as a buffer against the reality of the natural world |work=[[The Guardian Weekly]] |location=reprinted from ''[[Le Monde]]'' |date=March 29, 2011 |first=Thomas |last=Sotinel |access-date=August 28, 2014}}

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* {{official website|http://encorefilms.com/ponyo|Encore Films Southeast Asia official website}} {{in lang|en}}
* {{official website|http://movies.disney.com/ponyo|Disney North America official website}}
* {{official website|https://gkids.com/films/ponyo|GKIDS North America official web page}}
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[[Category:Films directed by Hayao Miyazaki]]
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