Ponyo
As Ponyo longs to become human, and as her friendship with the humans grew, the goldfish princess is ignorant of the harm this may cause.
1 December 1929, Aomori, Japan
14 May 1969, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
24 March 1974, Saitama, Japan
1 September 1939, Detroit, Michigan, USA
2 November 1944, Chiba, Japan
24 April 1985, Orlando, Florida, USA
27 March 1947, Toyama, Japan
13 February 1955, Tokyo, Japan
8 October 1970, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
17 January 1922, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
23 December 1963, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
7 June 1952, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
31 August 1947, Los Angeles, California, USA
30 August 1987, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
14 June 1954, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
26 January 1955, Saitama, Japan
4 April 1996, La Jolla, California, USA
1 August 1987, Tokyo, Japan
21 December 1999, Osaka, Japan
28 September 2000, Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA
2 January 1938, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
31 August 1956, Sakata, Japan
26 January 1966, Tokyo, Japan
July 14, 2011
There's still plenty of gorgeous eye-candy to keep adults going if they've taken their kids along for some unthreatening entertainment.
April 04, 2011
Let's say you have a five-year-old child who's not all caught up in the details of boring, mundane reality. Here's that kid's new favorite movie.
July 22, 2012
The fantasy elements are so seamlessly blended with real elements. There is very little disbelief by the characters, and you want to believe yourself by the end.
August 20, 2009
One of the anime master's weaker efforts.
May 06, 2013
Miyazaki's ode to motherhood; the sea is the greatest nurturer of all. The underwater sequences are some of Ghibli's most luminous, complex reflections of nature's teeming beauty.
August 19, 2009
Ponyo hasn't changed my mind about Miyazaki. But I'm willing to accept and enjoy this little window into the dream life of fish.
February 16, 2010
We're drawn under the waves of the sea to a hidden enclave of neon-hued aqualife more vibrant, surreal and enchanting than any of the floating 3D whatsits in 'Avatar'.
February 17, 2012
Apart from the ecofriendly message, we have, as always, Miyazaki's magnificently inventive animation, which is almost enough to carry the day.
August 27, 2009
Children will love this. It's classic Miyazaki.
April 21, 2014
Not as profound as Miyazaki's other works, but the fact that an animated children's film actually has the brains to go for larger, resonant themes is worth congratulation.
July 06, 2010
Even when the film feels murky, Miyazaki's painterly eye keeps things afloat

