Japan Synopsis
崖の上のポニョ
“Welcome to a world where anything is possible.”
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.
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
362 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ponyo sits at position #54.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ponyo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedSailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
★ 7.8 · Japan
2 sharedThe Tale of The Princess Kaguya
★ 8.1 · Japan
2 sharedThe Princess and the Pilot
★ 7.9 · Japan
2 sharedDoraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King
★ 7.0 · Japan
2 sharedPrincess Arete
★ 7.0 · Japan
2 sharedHarmagedon
★ 5.0 · Japan
Other Titles From Studio Ghibli
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ponyo premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 40m runtime, production spent $417K per minute on screen and earned $2.0M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #878 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #723 of 2,532 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Ghibli, TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | July 19, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt0876563 |
| Official Site | www.ghibli.jp |