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.
Audience Engagement
3,783 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ponyo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Studio Ghibli
Animation + Fantasy in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ponyo itself).
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
Among 362 Japan films we catalog from this window, Ponyo places #54 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ponyo premiered alongside 124 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 40m runtime, production spent $417K per minute on screen and earned $2.0M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.
The 2090th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ponyo, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- cliff · 2
- princess · 22
- fish · 9
- mermaid · 7
- anime · 711
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 |