
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 imbalan... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonIt’s essentially a stroll through a fantastically detailed pastel world, in which the plot is little more than an excuse for Miyazaki to dive into a world teeming with colorful (and sometimes prehistoric) life. |
| The New York TimesManohla DargisThe latest masterwork from Hayao Miyazaki, places emphasis on the natural world, its tumults and fragility. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubOne of Miyazaki's most kid-accessible movies, but still an unnerving film. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumDon't tell Walt Disney, but Hayao Miyazaki really holds the keys to the magic kingdom. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere 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. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranYou'll be planning to see Ponyo twice before you've finished seeing it once. Five minutes into this magical film you'll be making lists of the individuals of every age you can expose to the very special mixture of fantasy and folklore, adventure and affection. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungIt is a work of great fantasy and charm that will delight children ages 3 to 100. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowBest of all, Ponyo never ceases to be a genuine odyssey in short pants. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversMiyazaki works marvels. Sit back and behold. |
| New York PostLou LumenickThis environmentally themed, very loose version of Hans Christian Andersen's "Little Mermaid" is never going to be mistaken for Disney's musical of the same name. |