Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
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 The first image of the film released by Studio Ghibli, shown on the Japanese news program NNN News Realtime. |
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| 崖の上のポニョ (Gake no Ue no Ponyo) |
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Animated film | |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Producer | Toshio Suzuki |
| Writer | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Composer | Joe Hisaishi |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli |
| Licensor |  Toho Walt Disney Pictures |
| Runtime | 108 Minutes |
Ponyo on the Cliff (崖の上のポニョ Gake no Ue no Ponyo?, literally "Ponyo on cliff") is an animated film by the Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli, to be written and directed by famed anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. It will be Miyazaki's eighth film to be made under Ghibli. The plot centers on a goldfish princess named Ponyo who desperately wants to be a human. In pursuing her goal, she befriends a five-year-old human boy, Sōsuke.
Work began on the film in 2006. The film will have an animation style heavily based on watercolors, a first for Miyazaki's films. This is the second Studio Ghibli film to feature a watercolour, handpainted look, after the previous Ghibli film My Neighbors the Yamadas. It is scheduled to be released by Toho on July 19 2008 across theatres in Japan.[1]
Ponyo's theme song was released on December 5 2007, performed by Fujioka Fujimaki (famous duo Takaaki Fujioka and Naoya Fujimaki) and Nozomi Ohashi, who is only eight years old. [2] The official website for Ponyo also opened on December 5 2007.[3] On March 6 2008, producer Toshio Suzuki announced that Akiko Yano would be performing for the film as well.[4]
HM Queen Silvia of Sweden was granted a sneak preview of the film together with director Hayao Miyazaki during the King and Queen's state visit to Japan on 3 March 2007. The preview was shown in a marquee erected on a cliff outside Tokyo.[5]
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[edit] Production
Ponyo on the Cliff is inspired by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid as well as by the traditional Japanese folktale Urashima Taro. The seaside village where the story takes place is inspired by a real town in Setonaikai National Park in Japan, where Miyazaki stayed in 2004. [6]
The character of Sōsuke is based on Miyazaki's son Gorō Miyazaki when he was five.[7] Sōsuke's name is taken from the hero in the famous novel The Gate.[6]
[edit] Cast
- Sōsuke - Hiroki Doi
- Sōsuke's father - Kazushige Nagashima
- Sōsuke's mother - Tomoko Yamaguchi
- Ponyo - Yuria Nara
- Ponyo's father - George Tokoro
- Ponyo's mother - Yuki Amami
- Ponyo's sister - Akiko Yano
- Toki - Kazuko Yoshiyuki[not in citation given]
- Yoshie - Tomoko Naraoka[not in citation given]
Source: [8]
[edit] Staff
- Original story, screenplay written and directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
- Music by Joe Hisaishi
- Supervising animation directors: Katsuya Kondō, Kitarō Kōsaka
- Art director: Noboru Yoshida
- Chief color designer: Michiyo Yasuda
- Producer: Toshio Suzuki (Japan)
- Production: Studio Ghibli
- Japan distributor: Toho
- North American distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
- Produced by: Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Walt Disney Pictures, D-rights, Mitsushi and Toho
[edit] US Version staff
- Producers: Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy
Source: [9]
[edit] References
- ^ (Japanese) ghibli.jp: 公開日が7月19日に決定しました
- ^ Nausicaa.net - October 8, 2007 Radio Ghibli, "Ponyo" Theme Song
- ^ Newest Miyazaki Film Ponyo On A Cliff Website Open!
- ^ Watanabe, Kei. "Ponyo on the Cliff: Akiko Yano To Perform On Miyazaki's Latest Film", Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ (Swedish) Drottningen tjuvtittade på stjärnregissörens senaste film
- ^ a b Miyazaki and Suzuki talk Ponyo
- ^ GhibliWorld.com - The Ultimate Ghibli Collection Site - NEWS & UPDATES
- ^ 超豪華！宮崎駿監督最新作「崖の上のポニョ」声優陣が決定 (Japanese). Sankei Sports (2008-05-28). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ "Ponyo" US Release Semi-Detailed. Nausicaa.net GhibliWiki (2008-06-05). Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea at the Internet Movie Database
- Gake no ue no Ponyo at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Ponyo on a Cliff Official Website Opens, Theme Song Released
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