Movies like Ponyo

Key Features:: Animated adventure, Magical realism, Environmentalism, Transformation, Friendship, Child protagonist, Ocean setting, Father-daughter relationship, Love conquers all, Sorcery, Coming-of-age, Human vs. nature, Self-discovery
Tone:: whimsical, earnest, poetic
Target Audience:: Families, Children, Animation lovers, Fans of fantasy
Emotional Arc:: Wonder → Joy → Concern

Ponyo

2008-07-19

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.

Genres

Animation, Fantasy, Family

Cast

Yuria Kozuki, Hiroki Doi, George Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuki Amami, Kazushige Nagashima, Akiko Yano, Shin, Tokie Hidari, Rumi Hiiragi

Crew

Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki

Rating

★7.751(4598 votes)