Studio Ghibli frequently incorporates fairy tale themes in its fantasy films. Even side characters sometimes have character arcs and romantic subplots that are fairy tale retellings. Ponyo follows a ...

The first of two feature-length animated films to be presented in competition at Venice, Hayao Miyazaki's "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" is a refreshing thirst-quencher. By The Associated Press More ...

Ponyo is a magically fantastical Japanese animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. This fantasy tale revolves around the life of Ponyo, a goldfish who comes to the seashore trapped in a ...

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 ...

You’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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In “Ponyo,” boy meets goldfish. Yes, it’s a love story. From the first moments in which undulating jellyfish make their way across the screen and the score ...

An exhibition of the most rapturous watercolors is currently on display at U.S. movie theaters. Ponyo, the latest film from anime master Hayao Miyazaki — Academy Award winner for his 2001 film, ...

In the summer of Up‘s CGI codgers and G-Force‘s lethally armed guinea pigs, the brilliantly hand-drawn spectacle of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest effort, Ponyo, sticks out like a sore traditionalist. A ...

At a guess, Ponyo, the latest fantasy from Japan’s animation wizard Hayao Miyazaki, might be regarded as a cute, fun treat for a very limited audience: kids up to the age of 10. It may be heretical to ...