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2010

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Acclaimed anime master Hayao Miyazaki (SPIRITED AWAY) returns for his ninth animated feature with PONYO, which deals with a friendship between a five-year-old boy and a goldfish princess who yearns to be human. The daughter of the king of the ocean, Ponyo is no ordinary goldfish -- she has all the magic of the sea at her .. Read more

Starring	Cate Blanchett, Yuria Nara, Noah Cyrus, Hiroki Doi
Director	Hayao Miyazaki
Genres	Action/Adventure, Animated, Anime, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, World Cinema

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  Miyazaki does it again.
  
  A young magical fish girl escapes from her home in the sea but ends up stranded on the seashore. She is saved by Sōsuke, a five year old boy who lives on ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Jul 2009 at 12:02
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  - 0
  The nicest film!
  
  I loved this film! I was in a pretty rotten mood before I put it on and now I'm feeling uplifted and happy!
  
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- - frankohspankoh
  - 2 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 18 Apr 2012 at 23:14
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  another Miyazaki masterpiece
  
  Ponyo is another great showing from the studio ghibli collection and is a garenteed winner if you were a fan of their previous work
  
  A magical tale of... read more »
  
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- - angloitalian
  - 31 reviews
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 19:10
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  Wonderfully Weird
  
  My whole family found this film very engrossing including myself! It has a weird story to start with especially when the child seems to be able to wonder off ... read more »
  
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- - mikelen1979
  - 4 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 22 Mar 2012 at 15:58
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  brilliant and amazing
  
  Hi this was brilliant my daughter and i watched it together and my daughter watched so many times she could tell her school teacher all about it and family ... read more »
  
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- - mumndaughter
  - 1 review
  - Lanark
  - 22 Feb 2012 at 06:58
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  A pleasure to watch
  
  Hayao Miyazaki has done himself and studio Ghibli (not sure of the spelling) very proud. I'm a big fan anyway, and was pleased to find a film by them that I... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Feb 2012 at 20:17
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  Passes the daughter test
  
  Quite good but not Totoro :)
  
  Passes the daughter test (mine that can watch Nausicaa, Totoro and Princess Mononoke in unlimited quantities).
  
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  - 15 Jan 2012 at 08:16
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  Warm, wise and wonderful
  
  Hayao Miyazaki has created another delightful story with pseudo mythical undertones and characters whose warmth and happiness light up the screen.
  
  It... read more »
  
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- - freedom1977
  - 3 reviews
  - 22 Dec 2011 at 17:01
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  Studio Ghibli delivers again
  
  Another beautiful piece of animation from Hayao Miyazaki. Ponyo has all the magic and fantastical creatures of earlier Studio Ghibli offerings but doesn't ... read more »
  
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- - Kazmom
  - 6 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 10 Dec 2011 at 22:54
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  Really good - just not his best.
  
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  Although I'm a great admirer of Miyazaki's work and his free-form imagination, I'd have to rate Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away higher just in ... read more »
  
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- - ansonort
  - 21 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 00:26
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  Ponyo Loves Sosuke
  
  Colourful and adorable, with beautiful animations and sound effects. A wonderful, easy to watch happy movie.
  
  A little lacking in the story department... read more »
  
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- - Kobra
  - 43 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Nov 2011 at 12:47
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- - 30
  - 2
  Miyazaki does it again.
  
  A young magical fish girl escapes from her home in the sea but ends up stranded on the seashore. She is saved by Sōsuke, a five year old boy who lives on ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Jul 2009 at 12:02
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  Strange fishy-tale
  
  The standard of animation make this wierd tale watchable. The cute little girl character (when she turns into one) is adorable and her magical powers are fun, ... read more »
  
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- - Sezzle
  - 49 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 13 Feb 2010 at 20:37
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  Ponyo
  
  This is a wonderful japanese version of the little mermaid. Fish, mermaid wanting to be human. Just sit back and enjoy it and lose yourself in a world of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Bradford
  - 14 Feb 2010 at 21:30
- - 3
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  2D lives on!!!
  
  I'm a huge Miyazaki fan so maybe I'm biased but I just think Miyazaki continues to make original, fascinating and unbelievably well made animation films... read more »
  
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- - Cocoa
  - 118 reviews
  - Southampton
  - 27 Sep 2010 at 12:52
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  The genius of Miyazaki shows again
  
  A lot of the reviews I'd heard or read suggested that this was more of a purely child oriented offering than much of his other output. I didn't feel ... read more »
  
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  - Barnet
  - 26 Feb 2010 at 01:58
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  Absolutely Brilliant
  
  This film blew me away. From the amazing animation to the magical sound track it was a perfect film. In my opinion this was the best film yet by an already ... read more »
  
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- - TheChesh
  - 2 reviews
  - Newcastle
  - 15 Jun 2010 at 01:24
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  Delightful
  
  Obviously aimed at young folk but it's still a delight for anyone of any age. As well made and told as you'd expect from Studio Ghibli. If you have ... read more »
  
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- - BillyBBadger
  - Edinburgh
  - 22 Jun 2010 at 10:43
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  Beautifully done.
  
  Yet again I'm madly in love with another Studio Ghibli animation. Beautiful and totally off the wall!
  
  The Little Mermaid re-imagined with such a ... read more »
  
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- - Lou-Lou
  - 4 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 21 Aug 2011 at 00:49
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  One of the best
  
  After the disappointment of 'The Wizard of Earthsea', I'm happy to say that this Studio Ghibli film has come off as one of the best. The graphics ... read more »
  
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- - crispin40
  - 530 reviews
  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 13 Jun 2010 at 10:23
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  Ghibli convert
  
  To be honest, I was a bit sceptical at the beginning of the film but I agreed to have my eyes opened to Studio Ghibli.
  
  Absolutely brilliant film!read more »
  
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- 916177
- - a customer
  - Cumbria
  - 19 Aug 2010 at 17:38

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  Acclaimed anime master Hayao Miyazaki (SPIRITED AWAY) returns for his ninth animated feature with PONYO, which deals with a friendship between a five-year-old boy and a goldfish princess who yearns to be human. The daughter of the king of the ocean, Ponyo is no ordinary goldfish -- she has all the ...

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